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US Teaspoons to Grams Converter

Convert US teaspoons (tsp) to grams (g), 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
4.92892 g
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)
Exact
4.92892159375

1 US teaspoons of water = 4.92892 grams. 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
milligrams4,928.92
kilograms0.00492892
ounces (avoirdupois)0.173863
pounds0.0108664
Show the working
  1. 1 tsp = 4.92892159375 mL
  2. × 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 4.92892159375 g
  3. = 4.92892159375 g

How to convert us teaspoons to grams

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

g = tsp × 4.92892
tsp = g × 0.202884

Worked example:

5 tsp = 24.6446079688 mL
× 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 24.6446079688 g
= 24.6446079688 g

US Teaspoons to grams table

US TeaspoonsGrams
1 tsp4.92892 g
2 tsp9.85784 g
3 tsp14.7868 g
4 tsp19.7157 g
5 tsp24.6446 g
6 tsp29.5735 g
7 tsp34.5025 g
8 tsp39.4314 g
9 tsp44.3603 g
10 tsp49.2892 g
15 tsp73.9338 g
20 tsp98.5784 g
25 tsp123.223 g
30 tsp147.868 g
40 tsp197.157 g
50 tsp246.446 g
75 tsp369.669 g
100 tsp492.892 g
250 tsp1,232.23 g
500 tsp2,464.46 g
1000 tsp4,928.92 g

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).
Grams (g)
Grams, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.

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