Teaspoon to Grams Converter
Instantly convert teaspoons to grams — and grams back to teaspoons — for sugar, salt, flour, butter, honey and 12 other everyday cooking & baking ingredients. No more guessing on recipe conversions.
Teaspoons to Grams, or Grams to Teaspoons?
Pick a direction below. Every ingredient has its own density, so the same volume weighs a different amount depending on what’s filling the spoon — that’s why a single “1 tsp = X g” rule doesn’t work for everything.
Teaspoon to Grams
Enter an ingredient and a teaspoon amount to get the weight in grams
Values are for a level (not heaped) teaspoon
Decimals allowed, e.g. 1.5 teaspoons
Grams Result
Weight equivalent for your teaspoon amount
Choose an ingredient and amount to see the result.
Grams to Teaspoon
Enter an ingredient and a gram amount to get the teaspoon equivalent
Values are for a level (not heaped) teaspoon
Enter the weight shown on your kitchen scale
Teaspoons Result
Spoon equivalent for your gram amount
Choose an ingredient and amount to see the result.
Teaspoon to Grams Reference Table
Grams per level teaspoon for 16 common cooking and baking ingredients — handy for when you don’t want to type numbers into a calculator. Values are approximate and can vary slightly by brand and how tightly an ingredient is packed.
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Teaspoon to Grams FAQ
Everything home cooks and bakers ask about converting teaspoons to grams.
It depends on the ingredient. A level teaspoon of water weighs about 4.9 grams, granulated sugar about 4.2 grams, table salt about 6 grams, and flour about 2.6 grams. Density varies because ingredients pack differently — powders are lighter than liquids or granules of the same volume.
A teaspoon is a unit of volume, while a gram is a unit of weight. The weight of one teaspoon depends on the density of the ingredient filling it — a teaspoon of honey is much heavier than a teaspoon of cocoa powder because honey is denser and packs more tightly.
One level teaspoon of granulated white sugar weighs approximately 4.2 grams. Brown sugar, which is packed more densely, weighs closer to 4.5 grams per teaspoon, while powdered (icing) sugar is lighter at around 2.8 grams per teaspoon.
One level teaspoon of fine table salt weighs approximately 6 grams. This is heavier than most other kitchen ingredients because salt crystals pack tightly with little air between them.
Yes, for practical cooking purposes. A US teaspoon is 4.92892 millilitres and the metric teaspoon used in the UK, Australia and most recipes is rounded to 5 millilitres. The gram values on this page use standard US teaspoon measures, which are close enough for everyday cooking and baking.
Divide the weight in grams by the grams-per-teaspoon value for that ingredient. For example, 20 grams of sugar divided by 4.2 grams per teaspoon equals roughly 4.8 teaspoons. Use the Grams to Teaspoons tab above to do this instantly for 16 common ingredients.
Yes. A heaped teaspoon can weigh 1.5 to 2 times more than a level teaspoon depending on the ingredient, since it includes extra volume mounded above the rim. All conversions on this page assume a level (flat) teaspoon, which is the standard used in recipes unless stated otherwise.