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Grams to US Teaspoons Converter

Convert grams (g) to US teaspoons (tsp), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

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Only used when the ingredient is Other: the weight per volume of your ingredient.
Result
Converted amount
0.202884 tsp
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 grams of water = 0.202884 US teaspoons. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US tablespoons0.067628
US fluid ounces0.033814
US cups0.00422675
US liquid pints0.00211338
US liquid quarts0.00105669
US gallons0.000264172
US nutrition-label fluid ounces0.0333333
US nutrition-label cups0.00416667
milliliters1
liters0.001
metric teaspoons0.2
metric tablespoons0.0666667
metric cups0.004
imperial fluid ounces0.0351951
imperial pints0.00175975
imperial quarts0.000879877
imperial gallons0.000219969
Show the working
  1. 1 g = 1 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 1 mL
  3. = 0.202884136211 tsp

How to convert grams to us teaspoons

1 g = 0.202884 tsp, so multiply by 0.202884 to go from grams to US teaspoons. Going the other way, 1 tsp = 4.92892 g.

tsp = g × 0.202884
g = tsp × 4.92892

Worked example:

5 g = 5 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 5 mL
= 1.01442068106 tsp

Grams to us teaspoons table

GramsUS Teaspoons
1 g0.202884 tsp
2 g0.405768 tsp
3 g0.608652 tsp
4 g0.811537 tsp
5 g1.01442 tsp
6 g1.2173 tsp
7 g1.42019 tsp
8 g1.62307 tsp
9 g1.82596 tsp
10 g2.02884 tsp
15 g3.04326 tsp
20 g4.05768 tsp
25 g5.0721 tsp
30 g6.08652 tsp
40 g8.11537 tsp
50 g10.1442 tsp
75 g15.2163 tsp
100 g20.2884 tsp
250 g50.721 tsp
500 g101.442 tsp
1000 g202.884 tsp

About the units

Grams (g)
Grams, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.
US Teaspoons (tsp)
US teaspoons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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