Butter Grams to Teaspoons
Convert any amount of butter between grams and teaspoons. 1 gram of butter equals 0.21 tsp. Use the calculator for custom amounts, or choose an amount below.
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Measuring Tip
Softened butter and melted butter measure differently by volume. Melted butter settles into the cup with no air pockets, giving a slightly higher weight per cup.
Understanding the Units
What is a Gram?
Grams are the preferred unit in professional kitchens and bakeries because they allow exact recipe scaling. To double a recipe, simply double the gram values. No need to worry about how tightly an ingredient is packed into a cup.
What is a Teaspoon?
A teaspoon (tsp) is a US customary unit of volume equal to 4.929 milliliters or 1/3 of a tablespoon. It is the standard measure for spices, leaveners, extracts, and other small-quantity ingredients.
Frequently Asked Questions
1 gram of butter is 0.21 tsp. The conversion depends on the density of butter and scales proportionally for any amount.
If you have a kitchen scale, weighing butter gives you an exact starting point for this conversion. If you need to measure by volume instead, spoon the ingredient into the measuring spoon and level it off with a straight edge.
Mostly. The grams to teaspoons conversion for butter may vary slightly (typically within 3-5%) based on fat content and brand formulation.
The same weight of different ingredients fills different volumes because each ingredient has a different density. A gram of butter fills a different number of teaspoons than a gram of a lighter or heavier ingredient. That is why this converter needs to know which ingredient you are measuring.