Grams to Teaspoons Converter — g to tsp by Ingredient
Convert grams to US teaspoons (and tablespoons, cups, mL) for common kitchen ingredients. Because grams measure mass and teaspoons measure volume, the result depends on the ingredient's density.
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Substance
tsp = grams ÷ (density × 4.929 mL/tsp)
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Density
1Water — culinary bulk density - 2
Volume in mL
5 ÷ 1 = 5 - 3
US Teaspoons
5 ÷ 4.92892 = 1.01
How does this calculator work?
tsp = grams ÷ (density × 4.929). For water: 5 g ≈ 1.01 tsp. For salt: 5 g ≈ 0.83 tsp (density 1.217). For flour: 5 g ≈ 1.93 tsp (density 0.529). For honey: 5 g ≈ 0.71 tsp (density 1.420). Select the ingredient to apply the correct bulk density automatically.
Formula
How this is calculated
A teaspoon is a volume unit (1 US teaspoon = 4.929 mL exactly by legal definition), while a gram is a mass unit. To convert between them you need the density of the ingredient — how many grams fit into each millilitre. First the mass is converted to volume in mL (mL = g ÷ density), then to teaspoons (tsp = mL ÷ 4.929). For water at room temperature, density is 1.000 g/mL, so 5 g of water is 5 mL ≈ 1.01 tsp — nearly one teaspoon.
For dry ingredients the density is a culinary bulk density, which depends on packing. Granulated salt has a density of about 1.217 g/mL because its small crystals pack tightly, so 5 g of salt is only about 0.83 tsp. Flour has a much lower bulk density of 0.529 g/mL because of the air between larger particles, so 5 g of flour is about 1.93 tsp. Baking soda and baking powder also differ (baking soda: 1.080 g/mL; baking powder: 0.812 g/mL), which matters a lot for recipes that specify them in teaspoons.
This converter uses US teaspoons (4.929 mL). UK and Australian teaspoons are 5 mL, so for metric teaspoons multiply the US teaspoon result by 4.929 ÷ 5 ≈ 0.986. The difference is small for most uses but can matter in precise baking.
Frequently asked questions
Using a table salt density of 1.217 g/mL: 5 g ÷ 1.217 = 4.11 mL ÷ 4.929 mL/tsp ≈ 0.83 US teaspoons. In practice, most cooks round this to about ¾ teaspoon. The exact answer depends on whether the salt is fine, coarse, or flaked.
White granulated sugar has a density of about 0.845 g/mL. So 1 g ÷ 0.845 = 1.18 mL ÷ 4.929 ≈ 0.24 tsp — roughly ¼ teaspoon. For powdered (icing) sugar the density is lower (~0.529 g/mL), giving about 0.38 tsp per gram.
No. A US teaspoon is exactly 4.929 mL. A UK/metric teaspoon is 5 mL. Australian recipes also use 5 mL teaspoons. The difference is about 1.4%, which is negligible for most cooking but not for medication or precise baking. This converter uses US teaspoons.
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