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Table salt:
grams to cups.
Table salt weighs 273 g per cup — heavier than most baking ingredients because sodium chloride crystals are small, dense, and pack tightly. But salt type (table, kosher, sea) changes the gram weight per teaspoon dramatically, making this one of the most important ingredient measurements to get right.
Salt: grams to cups
Approximate cup fractions for common gram amounts. Based on 273 g per cup.
| Grams | Cups (approx) | Decimal |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | ⅙ | 0.09 |
| 50 g | ⅙ | 0.18 |
| 100 g | ⅓ | 0.37 |
| 150 g | ⅔ | 0.55 |
| 200 g | ¾ | 0.73 |
| 250 g | 1 | 0.92 |
| 500 g | 1 ¾ | 1.83 |
Salt: cups to grams
Based on 273 g per cup.
| Volume | Grams (g) |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 273 g |
| ¾ cup | 205 g |
| ½ cup | 137 g |
| ⅓ cup | 91 g |
| ¼ cup | 68 g |
| 1 tbsp | 17 g |
| 1 tsp | 6 g |
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Why different salts weigh very differently per teaspoon
All salts are sodium chloride, but crystal size and shape vary widely. Fine table salt has tiny, uniform cubic crystals that pack very densely — a teaspoon weighs about 5.7 g. Diamond Crystal kosher salt has large, hollow flake crystals that pack loosely — a teaspoon weighs only about 3 g. Morton kosher salt, with its finer flakes, weighs about 4.8 g per teaspoon. This matters enormously in recipes: if a recipe was developed with Diamond Crystal kosher salt and you use fine table salt in the same teaspoon quantity, you're adding nearly twice as much sodium. The only salt measurement that is unambiguous is grams.
Salt in baking vs cooking: where precision matters most
In cooking — soups, sauces, braises — salt is added to taste and the exact quantity per teaspoon matters less. In baking, salt is a precise ingredient: it controls yeast activity in bread, strengthens gluten structure, and enhances flavor in a calibrated way. Bread recipes developed by weight often specify "fine sea salt" or "table salt" at a specific gram quantity precisely because the bakers know different salt types produce different results per volume measure. For any recipe specifying salt by teaspoon without naming the salt type, test your specific salt brand's teaspoon weight and scale from there.
Frequently asked questions
- How many grams is 1 teaspoon of table salt?
- 1 teaspoon of fine table salt weighs about 5.7 g (273 g ÷ 48).
- How many grams is 1 teaspoon of kosher salt?
- It depends on the brand: Diamond Crystal kosher salt weighs about 3 g per teaspoon; Morton kosher salt weighs about 4.8 g per teaspoon.
- How many cups is 100 g of table salt?
- 100 g ÷ 273 g/cup ≈ 0.37 cups — about 6 tablespoons.
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