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US Teaspoons to Pounds (Granulated sugar) Converter

Convert US teaspoons (tsp) to pounds (lb) for granulated sugar, 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
0.00918593 lb
Density used
0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g)

1 US teaspoons of granulated sugar = 0.00918593 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
milligrams4,166.67
grams4.16667
kilograms0.00416667
ounces (avoirdupois)0.146975
Show the working
  1. 1 tsp = 4.92892159375 mL
  2. × 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 4.16666666667 g
  3. = 0.00918592759104 lb

How to convert us teaspoons to pounds

1 tsp = 0.00918593 lb, so multiply by 0.00918593 to go from US teaspoons to pounds of granulated sugar. Going the other way, 1 lb = 108.862 tsp.

lb = tsp × 0.00918593
tsp = lb × 108.862

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

Worked example:

5 tsp = 24.6446079688 mL
× 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 20.8333333333 g
= 0.0459296379552 lb

US Teaspoons to pounds table

US TeaspoonsPounds
1 tsp0.00918593 lb
2 tsp0.0183719 lb
3 tsp0.0275578 lb
4 tsp0.0367437 lb
5 tsp0.0459296 lb
6 tsp0.0551156 lb
7 tsp0.0643015 lb
8 tsp0.0734874 lb
9 tsp0.0826733 lb
10 tsp0.0918593 lb
15 tsp0.137789 lb
20 tsp0.183719 lb
25 tsp0.229648 lb
30 tsp0.275578 lb
40 tsp0.367437 lb
50 tsp0.459296 lb
75 tsp0.688945 lb
100 tsp0.918593 lb
250 tsp2.29648 lb
500 tsp4.59296 lb
1000 tsp9.18593 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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