Convert grams to teaspoons for sugar, salt, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cocoa, yeast, and custom ingredients. Shows tablespoons, cups, and ingredient comparison table.
When following recipes or nutrition labels, you often need to convert between grams (weight) and teaspoons (volume). But this conversion is not one-size-fits-all — a teaspoon of sugar weighs about 4.2 grams, while a teaspoon of salt weighs 6.0 grams and a teaspoon of flour only 2.6 grams. The density of the ingredient determines the weight-to-volume ratio.
This converter supports seven common baking and cooking ingredients plus the option to enter a custom grams-per-teaspoon value. It converts bidirectionally between grams and teaspoons, and also shows tablespoons, cups, ounces, and milliliters. A visual teaspoon indicator and an ingredient comparison table help you understand relative densities at a glance.
Whether you are reducing sugar intake and need to know how many teaspoons are in 25 grams, measuring baking powder for a recipe, or comparing ingredient densities for precision baking, this tool gives you accurate, ingredient-specific conversions instantly. It is also useful for meal prep planning and consistent portion tracking across different recipe sources.
A teaspoon of sugar is not the same weight as a teaspoon of salt, flour, or baking powder, so generic conversions can produce incorrect results. This tool applies ingredient-specific density values and returns practical kitchen units in one view, helping with accurate recipes, nutrition tracking, and repeatable preparation outcomes in daily cooking and baking.
Teaspoons = Grams ÷ (grams per teaspoon for ingredient) Grams = Teaspoons × (grams per teaspoon) Example: Sugar = 4.2 g/tsp, so 10 g sugar = 10 ÷ 4.2 = 2.38 tsp.
Result: 2.38 teaspoons
10 grams of sugar ÷ 4.2 g/tsp = 2.38 teaspoons. This is just under 1 tablespoon (3 tsp). A standard sugar packet contains about 4 grams (≈ 1 tsp).
Professional bakers and recipe developers prefer grams because volume measurements are inconsistent. A "cup of flour" can range from 120-160 grams depending on whether it was spooned, scooped, or sifted. Weight eliminates this variability entirely.
Nutrition labels list sugar in grams, but visualizing that as teaspoons is more intuitive. A 12 oz can of soda contains about 39 g of sugar = 9.3 teaspoons. The WHO daily limit is 25 g = 6 teaspoons for adults.
Common g/tsp values: sugar 4.2, brown sugar (packed) 4.6, salt 6.0, baking soda 4.6, baking powder 4.6, flour 2.6, cocoa 2.5, cinnamon 2.6, vanilla extract 4.2, yeast 3.1. These values assume level teaspoons; heaping teaspoons can hold 50-100% more.
About 4.2 grams of granulated white sugar per level teaspoon.
It depends on the ingredient. For sugar: 1 g = 0.24 tsp. For salt: 1 g = 0.17 tsp. For flour: 1 g = 0.38 tsp.
Because ingredients have different densities (weight per volume). Salt crystals pack more tightly than flour particles, so a teaspoon of salt weighs more than a teaspoon of flour.
Use this converter to find the teaspoon equivalent, then use measuring spoons. While less precise than a scale, it is much more accurate than guessing.
The WHO recommends less than 25 grams (about 6 teaspoons) of free/added sugars per day for adults. This does not include naturally occurring sugars in fruit and dairy.
The US teaspoon = 4.93 mL. The metric teaspoon = 5 mL. The Australian teaspoon = 5 mL. The difference is small but can matter in precise baking.