Teaspoon (tsp)
The teaspoon is a unit of volume, used for cooking, baking, medicine dosing, and sugar/salt measurement. Its symbol is tsp.
tsp
gal
1 teaspoon equals
| US Gallons | 0.00130208 gal |
| Liters | 0.00492892 L |
| Milliliters | 4.92892 mL |
| US Cups | 0.0208333 cup |
About the teaspoon
The teaspoon evolved from the apothecary "fluid dram" and was standardized in the 18th century. The US teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 mL.
In everyday use the teaspoon appears in cooking, baking, medicine dosing, and sugar/salt measurement. As a point of reference: the recommended daily sodium limit is about 1 teaspoon of salt.