Convert Teaspoon to Cup (tsp → cup)

Converting teaspoons to cups is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in teaspoons

   Start with the number of teaspoons (tsp) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 0.020537

   The conversion factor from tsp to cup is 0.020537. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in cups

   The result is your value in cups (cup).

Multiply the value in teaspoons by 0.020537. For the reverse direction, multiply by 48.692208.

• ✓1 tsp = 5 ml (practical); 4.929 ml (US legal).
• ✓3 tsp = 1 tbsp universally.
• ✓Use a proper measuring spoon — household teaspoons vary 3–8 ml.

• ✗Using a regular cutlery teaspoon for medication — can over- or under-dose by 30–60%.
• ✗Mixing tsp and tbsp — 3× difference.
• ✗Assuming "a pinch" or "a dash" is reproducible — it varies 0.1 to 0.5 ml.

What is the Teaspoon?

The teaspoon equals exactly 5 milliliters (international culinary standard) or about 4.929 mL (US strict definition based on 1/3 of a tablespoon). The teaspoon is the smallest standard cooking measure, used worldwide for spices, baking soda, vanilla extract, salt, and small ingredient quantities. A flat (level) teaspoon is the recipe convention; rounded or heaping teaspoons are inconsistent and avoided in serious cooking. The teaspoon is also a medical unit: many liquid medications are dosed in teaspoons (5 mL standard). The teaspoon relates to the tablespoon (1 tbsp = 3 tsp), the cup (48 tsp = 1 cup), the milliliter (1 tsp = 5 mL conventional), and the fluid ounce (6 tsp = 1 fl oz). Standardized 5-mL measuring spoons are available globally to avoid the variability of household teaspoons (which range from 2 to 7 mL).

• Baking powder, salt and spices in recipes
• Over-the-counter liquid-medicine dosing
• Coffee and tea sweetener measurements

What is the Cup?

The US cup equals exactly 240 milliliters (a definition standardized for nutrition labeling; the legal volume for cooking is 236.588 mL, derived from 8 US fluid ounces). The cup is the cornerstone of American baking and home cooking, with virtually every US recipe using volume measurements rather than the weight measurements common in European cooking. Standard measuring-cup sets include 1, ½, ⅓, and ¼ cup sizes. The metric cup (used in Australia, New Zealand, and increasingly in international recipes) is exactly 250 mL — slightly larger than the US cup. The cup relates to the gallon (16 cups = 1 gal), the pint (2 cups = 1 pt), the fluid ounce (8 fl oz = 1 cup), the tablespoon (16 tbsp = 1 cup), and the milliliter (1 cup ≈ 237–240 mL). American baking-by-volume is sometimes criticized internationally for its variability compared to gram-based measurements.

• US cooking and baking recipes
• Cereal and beverage serving sizes in US nutrition labels
• Volume estimation when no scale is available