How to convert grams to teaspoons?
Type a value in either box and pick the ingredient, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Teaspoons (tsp)
- 0.202889
1 g = 0.202889 tsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Teaspoons (tsp): 0.202889. 1 g = 0.202889 tsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Teaspoons (tsp) by grams (g)
How to calculate
Converts grams to teaspoons and back for water, milk, flour, sugar, and other ingredients, from what each one weighs per cup.
Example with the default inputs (Grams (g) 1, Ingredient Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup): 1 g = 0.202889 tsp (Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup).
Formula: teaspoons = grams ÷ 236.582321794 × 48, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (water at 4 °C: 236.582 g)
- Grams per cup are USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) portion weights for one level US cup (8 US fluid ounces): all-purpose flour 125 g (FDC 168894), granulated sugar 200 g (FDC 169655), brown sugar, packed 220 g (FDC 168833), powdered sugar, unsifted 120 g (FDC 169656), whole milk 244 g (FDC 171265), butter 227 g (FDC 173410), olive oil 216 g (FDC 171413), honey 339 g (FDC 169640), white rice, uncooked 185 g (FDC 169756).
- Water is pure water: 0.999975 kg per liter at 4 °C and 0.998207 kg per liter at 20 °C, from the Tanaka et al. (2001) density formula.
- How you fill the teaspoon changes the weight: packed, sifted, or scooped flour can differ by 20% or more.
- A US cup is 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons, so a tablespoon holds 1/16 and a teaspoon 1/48 of a cup.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up; an answer of 1 billion or more shows at most 15 significant digits.
Worked examples
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- Grams (g) 5, Ingredient Water at 4 °C, 236.582 g per cup gives Teaspoons (tsp) 1.014446.Source: Density of pure water from Tanaka et al. (2001), Metrologia 38, 301: 999.9749 kg/m³ at 4 °C, 998.2067 kg/m³ at 20 °C, as 0.999975 kg per liter
- Grams (g) 200, Ingredient Granulated sugar, 200 g per cup gives Teaspoons (tsp) 48.Source: USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy 169655: 1 cup = 200 g
Other questions people ask
How many teaspoons are in 100 grams?
It depends on the ingredient, because a weight does not fix the volume. 100 g is about, in teaspoons: all-purpose flour 38.4; granulated sugar 24; brown sugar, packed 21.82; powdered sugar, unsifted 40; water at 4 °C 20.29; water at 20 °C 20.32; whole milk 19.67; butter 21.15; olive oil 22.22; honey 14.16; white rice, uncooked 25.95.
How do I convert grams to teaspoons?
teaspoons = grams ÷ 236.582321794 × 48, where grams per cup depends on the ingredient (water at 4 °C: 236.582 g). For example, 5 g of water at 4 °C is 1.014446 teaspoons.
How many grams are in a teaspoon?
It depends on the ingredient. A level US teaspoon is 1/48 of a US cup, so it holds about: all-purpose flour 2.604 g; granulated sugar 4.167 g; brown sugar, packed 4.583 g; powdered sugar, unsifted 2.5 g; water at 4 °C 4.929 g; water at 20 °C 4.92 g; whole milk 5.083 g; butter 4.729 g; olive oil 4.5 g; honey 7.063 g; white rice, uncooked 3.854 g.
Are USDA's own teaspoon weights the same?
Close. This page divides the USDA cup weight by 48. USDA also lists some spoons measured on their own: granulated sugar 4.2 g a teaspoon (200 ÷ 48 = 4.17 g) and powdered sugar 2.5 g (120 ÷ 48 = 2.5 g).
Is a teaspoon 5 mL?
A US teaspoon is 1/6 US fluid ounce, 4.928922 mL. Metric spoons hold 5 mL, as NIST's metric kitchen guide counts it.