How much does a teaspoon of salt weigh?
6 g0.212 ozWhich one: level teaspoon, Morton table salt
A teaspoon of salt weighs about 6 g (0.212 oz).
Food weights are for a typical single item as sold, such as one medium apple or one large egg.
How heavy is that?
- A teaspoon of salt weighs about as much as 6 paperclips.
- A teaspoon of salt weighs about as much as 240 grains of rice.
- It takes about 10 teaspoons of salt to balance an egg.
- It takes about 360 teaspoons of salt to balance a brick.
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