CalcPairsTeaspoons to Grams Converter — by Ingredient
A teaspoon of granulated sugar weighs 4.166667 g — but a teaspoon of salt weighs 6 g and one of honey 7.083333 g. Teaspoons measure volume, grams measure mass, so pick the ingredient above and the converter bridges them with its real density.
Type in either box — the other side answers instantly. Everything is worked out in your browser; your numbers are never uploaded anywhere.
How this conversion works
Small measures are where baking gets scientific: a teaspoon of salt more or less changes a loaf, and 'a teaspoon' from a cutlery drawer can hold anywhere from 2.5 to 7 ml. This converter assumes the standard measuring teaspoon (4.92892159375 ml exactly) and the reference densities in the chart below.
Pick the ingredient, type either side. The chart gives every ingredient's grams per teaspoon for the ones recipes dose by the spoon — salt, baking powder, sugar, honey — where a gram or two either way is the difference between seasoned and spoiled.
The exact formula
grams = teaspoons × (grams per cup ÷ 48)
There are exactly 48 US teaspoons in a US cup, so each ingredient's grams-per-teaspoon is its grams-per-cup divided by 48: sugar 200 ÷ 48 = 4.166667 g, table salt 288 ÷ 48 = 6 g.
Ingredient density chart
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Grams per tsp |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 120 | 2.5 |
| Granulated sugar | 200 | 4.166667 |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 220 | 4.583333 |
| Powdered (icing) sugar | 120 | 2.5 |
| Butter | 227 | 4.729167 |
| Cocoa powder | 100 | 2.083333 |
| Honey | 340 | 7.083333 |
| Rolled oats | 90 | 1.875 |
| Rice (uncooked) | 185 | 3.854167 |
| Milk | 245 | 5.104167 |
| Water | 236 | 4.916667 |
| Table salt | 288 | 6 |
| Baking powder | 221 | 4.604167 |
Reference densities (King Arthur Baking chart), spooned and levelled for dry goods. The converter above uses exactly these figures.
Teaspoons (US) to Grams conversion table
| Teaspoons (US) (tsp) | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 | 1.041667 |
| 0.5 | 2.083333 |
| 1 | 4.166667 |
| 1.5 | 6.25 |
| 2 | 8.333333 |
| 3 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 16.666667 |
| 5 | 20.833333 |
| 6 | 25 |
| 8 | 33.333333 |
| Teaspoons (US) (tsp) | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 41.666667 |
| 12 | 50 |
at the default ingredient — granulated sugar, 4.166667 g per teaspoon.
Frequently asked questions
How many grams are in a teaspoon of salt?
6 g for fine table salt. Flaky kosher salts weigh noticeably less per teaspoon (around 3–5 g depending on the brand's flake), which is why recipes that care specify the salt by type or switch to grams.
How many grams is a teaspoon of sugar?
4.166667 g for granulated sugar — 200 g per cup ÷ 48 teaspoons per cup.
Are teaspoons and dessert spoons the same?
No. Measuring spoons are standardised (tsp = 4.92892159375 ml in the US system, 5 ml metric); cutlery teaspoons vary wildly. For anything dosed in grams, use a measuring spoon or weigh it.