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US Teaspoons to Pounds (Butter) Converter

Convert US teaspoons (tsp) to pounds (lb) for butter, with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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Enter an amount, choose its measure and the one you want, and pick the type. Spoons and cups convert to weight using the cited weight per cup.

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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
0.010426 lb
Density used
0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g)

1 US teaspoons of butter = 0.010426 pounds. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
milligrams4,729.17
grams4.72917
kilograms0.00472917
ounces (avoirdupois)0.166816
Show the working
  1. 1 tsp = 4.92892159375 mL
  2. × 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 4.72916666667 g
  3. = 0.0104260278158 lb

How to convert us teaspoons to pounds

1 tsp = 0.010426 lb, so multiply by 0.010426 to go from US teaspoons to pounds of butter. Going the other way, 1 lb = 95.9138 tsp.

lb = tsp × 0.010426
tsp = lb × 95.9138

Cups and spoons convert to weight using the weight per cup for butter shown in the result; how the ingredient is measured (spooned, packed, sifted) changes it.

Worked example:

5 tsp = 24.6446079688 mL
× 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 23.6458333333 g
= 0.0521301390791 lb

US Teaspoons to pounds table

US TeaspoonsPounds
1 tsp0.010426 lb
2 tsp0.0208521 lb
3 tsp0.0312781 lb
4 tsp0.0417041 lb
5 tsp0.0521301 lb
6 tsp0.0625562 lb
7 tsp0.0729822 lb
8 tsp0.0834082 lb
9 tsp0.0938343 lb
10 tsp0.10426 lb
15 tsp0.15639 lb
20 tsp0.208521 lb
25 tsp0.260651 lb
30 tsp0.312781 lb
40 tsp0.417041 lb
50 tsp0.521301 lb
75 tsp0.781952 lb
100 tsp1.0426 lb
250 tsp2.60651 lb
500 tsp5.21301 lb
1000 tsp10.426 lb

About the units

US Teaspoons (tsp)
US teaspoons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).
Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).

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