It depends on the ingredient: a teaspoon of water is about 4.93 g, all-purpose flour about 2.5 g, granulated sugar 4.17 g and butter 4.73 g. Find yours in the chart.
Grams per teaspoon chart
| Active dry yeast | 4 g |
|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 2.5 g |
| Almond flour | 2 g |
| Baking powder | 4.6 g |
| Baking soda | 4.6 g |
| Bread flour | 2.5 g |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 4.58 g |
| Butter | 4.73 g |
| Cake flour | 2.5 g |
| Chocolate chips (semisweet) | 3.5 g |
| Chopped walnuts | 2.44 g |
| Cocoa powder (unsweetened) | 1.79 g |
| Cornmeal | 3.27 g |
| Cornstarch | 2.67 g |
| Granulated sugar | 4.17 g |
| Grated Parmesan | 2.08 g |
| Heavy cream | 4.96 g |
| Honey | 7.06 g |
| Kosher salt | 2.67 g |
| Maple syrup | 6.56 g |
| Milk | 5.08 g |
| Molasses | 7.02 g |
| Olive oil | 4.5 g |
| Peanut butter | 5.38 g |
| Powdered sugar (unsifted) | 2.5 g |
| Raisins | 3.02 g |
| Rolled oats | 1.69 g |
| Shredded cheddar cheese | 2.35 g |
| Sour cream | 4.79 g |
| Table salt | 6.08 g |
| Vegetable oil | 4.54 g |
| Water | 4.93 g |
| White rice (uncooked, long grain) | 3.85 g |
| Whole wheat flour | 2.35 g |
| Yogurt (plain) | 5.1 g |
Flours are spooned into the cup and leveled; brown sugar is packed. Values from USDA FoodData Central and King Arthur Baking; each ingredient page shows both.
Why there's no single answer
Cups, tablespoons and teaspoons measure volume; grams and pounds measure weight. Dense ingredients such as honey or salt pack more grams into the same spoon than fluffy ones such as flour or cocoa. Scooping flour straight from the bag can add 15–25% more than spooning and leveling, which is why bakers weigh.
Questions people ask
How many sugar grams in a teaspoon of sugar?
About 4.2 g in 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar.
Butter grams to teaspoons?
About 4.7 g in 1 teaspoon of butter.
1 tsp in grams salt?
About 6.1 g in 1 teaspoon of table salt.
1 tsp baking soda in grams?
About 4.6 g in 1 teaspoon of baking soda.
1 tsp baking powder in grams?
About 4.6 g in 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
Sources
- NIST SP 811 Appendix B.9 - Conversion factors by kind of quantity
- NIST OWM - Approximate conversions from U.S. customary measures to metric
- 21 CFR 101.9(b)(5)(viii) - FDA nutrition labeling household measures (eCFR)
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) - Butter, salted (FDC 173410)
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) - Egg, whole, raw, fresh (FDC 171287)
- King Arthur Baking - Ingredient Weight Chart