salt grams to teaspoons Converter

How the salt conversion works

The converter applies teaspoons = grams ÷ grams-per-teaspoon. Crystal size decides the weight: fine table salt packs about 6 g into a US teaspoon, Morton kosher about 4.8 g, Diamond Crystal kosher about 3 g and coarse sea salt about 5 g — pick the preset that matches your salt, or a recipe's teaspoon count will be badly off.

Worked example: a recipe calling for 10 g of fine table salt needs 10 ÷ 6 ≈ 1.67 teaspoons. The same 10 g of Diamond Crystal kosher salt is 10 ÷ 3 ≈ 3.33 teaspoons — double the spoons for the same salt, because its hollow flakes pack so loosely.

Treat every preset as typical, not exact: crystal size varies by brand and batch, and a heaped teaspoon is not a level one. When seasoning has to be right, weigh with a scale — and always check which salt your recipe was written for.

Quick reference

• 1 g fine table salt — 0.17 tsp
• 3 g fine table salt — 0.5 tsp
• 6 g fine table salt — 1 tsp
• 12 g fine table salt — 2 tsp
• 10 g Diamond Crystal kosher — 3.33 tsp
• 10 g Morton kosher — 2.08 tsp

This is the dedicated salt page of our grams to tablespoons converter, with presets tuned to this one ingredient.