Grams to Teaspoon Converter
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What is 1 TSP (Teaspoon)
1 teaspoon is a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee. In cooking, it is used as a way to measure a small amount of an ingredient like sugar, salt, butter or oil.
A Teaspoon (aka teaspoonful) holds about 5 mL of liquid. That is like 1 medicine dose from a small measuring spoon provided. For dry ingredients, 1 tsp of sugar weighs about 4 grams. For liquid ingredients, like water or oil, it weighs about 5 grams.
Grams to Teaspoon Conversion
The conversion from grams to tablespoons depends on the density of the ingredient. The reason being grams which is measured in weight, while tablespoon is measured in volume.
\( \text{1 tsp} = \frac{\text{Mass (g)}}{\text{Density (g/mL)}} \times \frac{1}{4.92892} \)
Understanding Units:
- Gram (g) is a unit of mass/weight.
- Teaspoon (tsp) is a unit of volume, commonly used in cooking (1 tsp = ~4.93 mL in the US).
Using Precise Values
- 1 tsp = 4.92892 ml (not 5 ml)
- For water (density = 1 g/ml), 5 grams now equals ≈1.0144 tsp
Because mass ≠ volume, converting grams to teaspoons depends on the density of the ingredient.
Common Ingredient Densities & Teaspoon Conversions
| Ingredient | Density (g/mL) | 1 tsp = ? grams |
| Water | 1 | 4.93 g |
| Granulated Sugar | 0.85 | ~4.2 g |
| Brown Sugar (packed) | 0.93 | ~4.6 g |
| Powdered Sugar | 0.56 | ~2.8 g |
| All-Purpose Flour | 0.53 | ~2.6 g |
| Bread Flour | 0.57 | ~2.8 g |
| Cake Flour | 0.44 | ~2.2 g |
| Salt (table) | 1.2 | ~6 g |
| Kosher Salt | 0.72 | ~3.5 g |
| Butter (soft) | 0.92 | ~4.5 g |
| Coconut Oil (melted) | 0.924 | ~4.6 g |
| Olive Oil | 0.91 | ~4.5 g |
| Vegetable Oil | 0.92 | ~4.5 g |
| Honey | 1.42 | ~7 g |
| Maple Syrup | 1.33 | ~6.6 g |
| Milk (whole) | 1.03 | ~5.1 g |
| Yogurt (plain) | 1.03 | ~5.1 g |
| Corn Syrup | 1.48 | ~7.3 g |
| Peanut Butter | 1.01 | ~5 g |
| Baking Powder | 0.88 | ~4.3 g |
| Baking Soda | 2.2 | ~10.8 g |
| Cocoa Powder | 0.64 | ~3.2 g |
