To convert grams of uncooked quinoa into teaspoons, multiply by 0.28235294: one gram comes to 0.28235294 teaspoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Put next to water — 1 g per mL exactly — uncooked quinoa measures 0.71855 g per mL. That ratio, 71.85%, is what separates this page from every other ingredient in the same units, and it is measured rather than defined.
A level teaspoon of uncooked quinoa weighs 3.542 g. A kitchen scale that reads to the nearest gram is therefore working at roughly 28.2% resolution on a single spoonful, which is why measuring spoons beat scales below about 5 g and lose to them above it. Three teaspoons make a tablespoon, so the same spoonful is 10.62 g if the recipe scales up.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.588% of a cup of uncooked quinoa, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.941 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.882.
The condition this weight assumes: Dry and rinsed. The seeds are small and round, so they pack closely.
The formula
grams- The amount of uncooked quinoa you are converting, in grams
0.282352941176- Teaspoons per gram for uncooked quinoa, from its density of 0.71855 g/mL
teaspoons- The equivalent quantity in teaspoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.282352941176, the teaspoons-per-gram figure for uncooked quinoa.
- The result appears in teaspoons, with a second reading in mL beneath it.
- Use the measure table if you want a standard recipe quantity rather than a number you type in.
Worked examples
50 g of uncooked quinoa in teaspoons
50 g of uncooked quinoa weighs out at 14.1176 teaspoons. Divide 14.1176 by 0.28235294 and you get back to 50 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
150 g of uncooked quinoa in teaspoons
Take 150 g of uncooked quinoa: 150 × 0.28235294 gives 42.3529 teaspoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 84.7059 teaspoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of uncooked quinoa in teaspoons
A recipe calling for 500 g of uncooked quinoa needs 141.176 teaspoons on the scale. The arithmetic is 500 × 0.28235294 = 141.17647, and halving the recipe halves the weight to 70.5882 teaspoons.
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Frequently asked questions
How many teaspoons are in 1 g of uncooked quinoa?
One gram of uncooked quinoa is 0.28235294 teaspoons. Half that quantity is 0.141176 teaspoons and double it is 0.564706 teaspoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of uncooked quinoa not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Uncooked quinoa has a density of 0.71855 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 170 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 66.6 g per cup, and it is the reason a single volume-to-weight factor cannot be applied to every ingredient.
Does how I measure it change the weight?
Yes, and by more than most people expect. Handling changes the weight of a cup of uncooked quinoa by roughly 20% — about 17 g either side of 170 g — because dry and rinsed. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of uncooked quinoa the same as an ounce?
No. A fluid ounce is a volume — one eighth of a US cup, 29.57 mL — and an ounce is a weight. One fluid ounce of uncooked quinoa weighs 0.7496 oz, so the two readings differ by 25%. They coincide only for something with the density of water, and then only roughly.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
US customary: 236.59 mL, which is the cup every US recipe means. A metric cup is 250 mL, so the same cup of uncooked quinoa would weigh 179.64 g instead of 170 g — 9.64 g more, or 5.67%. Australian and some European recipes use the metric cup, and the difference is large enough to matter in baking.
Do I need a scale for this, or will measuring cups do?
At this size the spoon wins. One teaspoon of uncooked quinoa is 3.542 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 28.2% resolution on that — a measuring spoon is the more accurate instrument below about 5 g, which is why spice quantities are still written in spoons.
How much does 2 tsp of uncooked quinoa weigh?
2 tsp of uncooked quinoa comes to 7.0833 g, or 7.0833 grams. This page runs that calculation in reverse — enter a weight and it returns the volume — and the teaspoons-to-grams page does it in the direction the question is usually asked.
Uncooked quinoa in grams and teaspoons
| Grams | Teaspoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 1.41176 tsp | 1.411764706 |
| 10 g | 2.82353 tsp | 2.823529412 |
| 25 g | 7.05882 tsp | 7.058823529 |
| 50 g | 14.1176 tsp | 14.11764706 |
| 100 g | 28.2353 tsp | 28.23529412 |
| 125 g | 35.2941 tsp | 35.29411765 |
| 150 g | 42.3529 tsp | 42.35294118 |
| 200 g | 56.4706 tsp | 56.47058824 |
| 250 g | 70.5882 tsp | 70.58823529 |
| 300 g | 84.7059 tsp | 84.70588235 |
| 500 g | 141.176 tsp | 141.1764706 |
| 1000 g | 282.353 tsp | 282.3529412 |
Based on 170 g per cup of uncooked quinoa. One gram of uncooked quinoa is 0.28235294 teaspoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 170 g | 6 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 10.62 g | 0.375 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 7.083 g | 0.25 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.542 g | 0.125 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.656 g | 0.0937 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.771 g | 0.0625 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.8854 g | 0.0312 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.4427 g | 0.0156 oz | 0.6161 mL |
US customary measures: 1 cup = 236.59 mL, 1 tbsp = 14.79 mL, 1 tsp = 4.93 mL.
| Ingredient | Grams per cup | Ounces per cup | Density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato starch | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Steel-cut oats | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Semolina | 167 g | 5.891 oz | 0.7059 |
| Uncooked quinoa (this page) | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Dry couscous | 170 g | 5.997 oz | 0.7185 |
| Uncooked white rice | 185 g | 6.526 oz | 0.7819 |
| Uncooked brown rice | 190 g | 6.702 oz | 0.8031 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.