How many grams in a teaspoon of ground cinnamon?
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon weighs 2.6 g. 1 tablespoon: 7.8 g Weights are for ground cinnamon, in US customary teaspoons.
Convert any amount
= 2.6 g
Fractions work too, like 1/2 or 1 1/2.
Teaspoons to grams
| Teaspoons | Grams |
|---|---|
| ⅛ tsp | 0.3 g |
| ¼ tsp | 0.7 g |
| ½ tsp | 1.3 g |
| ¾ tsp | 2 g |
| 1 tsp | 2.6 g |
| 1 ½ tsp | 3.9 g |
| 2 tsp | 5.2 g |
| 3 tsp | 7.8 g |
Grams to teaspoons
| Grams | US measure |
|---|---|
| 1 g | ≈ ⅜ tsp |
| 2 g | ≈ ¾ tsp |
| 3 g | ≈ 1 ⅛ tsp |
| 5 g | ≈ 1 ⅞ tsp |
| 10 g | ≈ 1 tbsp + 1 tsp |
| 15 g | ≈ 2 tbsp |
Rounded to amounts you can measure; ≈ marks a rounded answer.
Measuring ground cinnamon
Cinnamon sticks are counted, not measured, so they stay as written.
These weights are for ground cinnamon. A different form, or a cup filled another way, weighs differently, so weigh it if the recipe gives grams.
Source
USDA FoodData Central, food 171320: “Spices, cinnamon, ground”, 1 tsp = 2.6 g (USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy, April 2018). Other amounts are calculated with 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons. Data version 2026-10-23.1, reviewed 23 October 2026.
How every weight is chosen, converted and rounded: sources and method.
Scaling a recipe?
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