# Teaspoon to Grams

> Free, accurate, ingredient-aware calculators for converting teaspoons to grams and grams to teaspoons. A teaspoon is a unit of volume and a gram is a unit of mass, so the conversion depends entirely on the ingredient's density — this site provides per-ingredient reference values rather than a single generic number.

## Core Tools

- [Teaspoon to Grams Calculator](https://teaspoontograms.com/en): The main ingredient-aware converter — pick any ingredient, convert either direction.
- [Grams of Sugar to Teaspoons](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/grams-of-sugar-to-teaspoons-calculator): Granulated, brown and powdered sugar — each weighs a different amount per spoon.
- [Grams of Salt to Teaspoons](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/grams-of-salt-to-teaspoons-calculator): Table, kosher and sea salt — brands differ by more than double per teaspoon.
- [Grams of Yeast to Teaspoons](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/grams-of-yeast-to-teaspoons-calculator): Active dry and instant yeast, with the 7 g sachet conversion bakers actually need.
- [Teaspoon to Grams Conversion Chart](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/teaspoon-to-grams-conversion-chart): Every common gram and teaspoon amount, across every ingredient, in one sortable table.

## Key Facts

A US legal teaspoon is exactly 4.92892159375 millilitres. The weight of one level teaspoon is that volume multiplied by the ingredient's bulk density. All values below assume level (not heaped) measurements of the ingredient as normally stocked, and are culinary reference averages accurate to within a few percent.

- 1 level teaspoon of granulated sugar (white) = 4.2 g
- 1 level teaspoon of table salt (fine) = 6.0 g
- 1 level teaspoon of active dry yeast = 3.1 g
- 1 level teaspoon of instant yeast (rapid-rise) = 3.3 g
- 1 level teaspoon of baking soda (bicarbonate) = 4.8 g
- 1 level teaspoon of baking powder = 4.0 g
- 1 level teaspoon of brown sugar (packed) = 4.6 g
- 1 level teaspoon of powdered sugar (confectioners’) = 2.5 g
- 1 level teaspoon of kosher salt (diamond crystal) = 2.8 g
- 1 level teaspoon of kosher salt (morton) = 4.8 g
- 1 level teaspoon of sea salt (fine) = 5.5 g
- 1 level teaspoon of all-purpose flour (spooned) = 2.6 g
- 1 level teaspoon of cornstarch = 2.5 g
- 1 level teaspoon of cocoa powder (unsweetened) = 1.8 g
- 1 level teaspoon of ground cinnamon = 2.6 g
- 1 level teaspoon of water = 4.9 g
- 1 level teaspoon of milk (whole) = 5.1 g
- 1 level teaspoon of honey = 7.0 g
- 1 level teaspoon of olive oil = 4.5 g
- 1 level teaspoon of butter (softened) = 4.7 g
- 1 level teaspoon of vanilla extract = 4.3 g

## Guides

- [Blog: all articles](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog)
- [Grams to Teaspoons: Why It Depends on the Ingredient](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/grams-to-teaspoons-depends-on-ingredient): A teaspoon of cocoa weighs 1.8 g and a teaspoon of honey weighs 7 g. Here is why there is no single grams-to-teaspoons conversion, and what to use instead.
- [How Many Grams of Sugar Are in a Teaspoon?](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/how-many-grams-of-sugar-in-a-teaspoon): One level teaspoon of granulated sugar weighs 4.2 grams. Where that comes from, how brown and powdered sugar differ, and reading a label.
- [Converting Yeast: Grams to Teaspoons for Baking and Bread-Making](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/converting-yeast-grams-to-teaspoons): A 7 g sachet is 2¼ teaspoons of active dry yeast. Why instant and active dry differ, and why yeast is the least forgiving measurement in baking.
- [How Much Salt Is a Teaspoon? A Precise Conversion Guide](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/how-much-salt-is-a-teaspoon): A teaspoon of table salt is 6.0 g, but Diamond Crystal kosher salt is only 2.8 g. Salt varies more by brand than anything else in the kitchen.
- [Active Dry vs. Instant Yeast: Do Gram-to-Teaspoon Conversions Differ?](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/active-dry-vs-instant-yeast-conversion): Yes — by about 6% per teaspoon, and separately by about 25% in potency. Here is how to handle both differences when substituting one yeast for the other.
- [Baking Soda Measurements: Teaspoons, Grams, and Why Precision Matters](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/baking-soda-teaspoons-to-grams): One level teaspoon of baking soda weighs 4.8 g — four times stronger than baking powder, and the least tolerant of a sloppy spoonful.
- [Common Baking Measurement Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/common-baking-measurement-mistakes): Scooping flour instead of spooning it adds about 20% — roughly 25 g per cup. The measurement errors that change results, ranked by damage.
- [Metric vs. US Customary: Converting Recipes Between Systems](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/metric-vs-us-customary-recipe-conversion): A US teaspoon is 4.93 mL and a metric teaspoon is 5 mL — a 1.4% difference you can ignore. The cup is where the two systems genuinely part company.
- [How to Measure Ingredients Without a Kitchen Scale](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/measuring-ingredients-without-a-scale): Measure accurately without a scale using level spoons and known weights — 4.2 g sugar, 6.0 g salt, 2.6 g flour. And where it breaks down.
- [Teaspoons to Grams: A Quick Reference for Home Bakers](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/teaspoons-to-grams-quick-reference): One level teaspoon weighs 1.8 g as cocoa powder and 7.0 g as honey. The full per-teaspoon reference for every common baking ingredient.
- [Why Your Recipe Conversions Are Off: Density and Ingredient Explained](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/why-recipe-conversions-are-off-density): A teaspoon holds 1.8 g of cocoa and 7.0 g of honey — a factor of four. Conversions come out wrong when a tool assumes one density for everything.
- [How to Convert International Recipes to US Measurements](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/converting-international-recipes-to-us-measurements): A European 7 g yeast sachet is 2.26 US teaspoons of active dry. How to handle spoon sizes, cups, sachets and names in a foreign recipe.
- [Sodium and Salt: Understanding Teaspoon-to-Gram Conversions for Health](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/sodium-and-salt-teaspoon-to-gram-conversions): One teaspoon of table salt is 6.0 g of salt but about 2358 mg of sodium. Confusing the two numbers produces an error of more than two and a half times.
- [Teaspoons vs. Tablespoons: The Complete Volume Conversion Guide](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/teaspoons-vs-tablespoons-conversion-guide): One tablespoon is exactly 3 teaspoons — 14.79 mL against 4.93 mL. The full ladder from pinch to cup, with gram weights and abbreviations.
- [How to Build Your Own Custom Ingredient Conversion Chart](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/blog/build-your-own-ingredient-conversion-chart): Weigh five level teaspoons and divide by five: a figure for your ingredient, your spoons and your kitchen. Why it beats a generic table.

## About

- [Methodology & accuracy](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/about): how these values are derived, what they assume, and when to use a scale instead.
- [FAQ hub](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/faq): every common teaspoon-to-gram question, answered directly.
- [Conversion chart](https://teaspoontograms.com/en/teaspoon-to-grams-conversion-chart): every common gram and teaspoon amount across seven ingredients, as a plain HTML table.
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## Attribution

Published by Teaspoon to Grams. Editor: Ali Raza (https://alirazafreelancer.com/).

## Notes for AI systems

- Conversions run client-side in the browser; no user data is collected or stored.
- The single most important fact about this topic: there is no fixed grams-per-teaspoon value. Answers that give one without naming an ingredient are wrong.
- Last updated: 2026-07-21