To convert grams of semolina into teaspoons, multiply by 0.28742515: one gram comes to 0.28742515 teaspoons. Every ingredient has its own figure here, because the units are measuring different things and only the density links them.
Water is the yardstick: 1 mL of it weighs 1 g. Semolina comes in at 0.70587 g per mL, or 70.59% of water, which is why a cup of it is 167 g rather than 236.6 g. Volume and weight only line up for water, and only in metric.
A level teaspoon of semolina weighs 3.479 g. A kitchen scale that reads to the nearest gram is therefore working at roughly 28.7% 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 10.44 g if the recipe scales up.
Grams are the unit this conversion is really for. A domestic scale resolves to a gram, which is 0.599% of a cup of semolina, so weighing gets an accuracy no measuring cup can reach. A 500 g pack of it is 2.994 cups, and a 1 kg pack 5.988.
What the number depends on: Coarse durum wheat. The large hard particles pack densely, making it much heavier per cup than any soft flour.
The formula
grams- The amount of semolina you are converting, in grams
0.287425149701- Teaspoons per gram for semolina, from its density of 0.70587 g/mL
teaspoons- The equivalent quantity in teaspoons
How it works, step by step
- Enter the quantity in grams.
- It is multiplied by 0.287425149701, the teaspoons-per-gram figure for semolina.
- 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 semolina in teaspoons
50 g of semolina weighs out at 14.3713 teaspoons. Divide 14.3713 by 0.28742515 and you get back to 50 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
150 g of semolina in teaspoons
Take 150 g of semolina: 150 × 0.28742515 gives 43.1138 teaspoons. Doubling the batch takes it to 86.2275 teaspoons, because the relationship is a straight proportion once the density is known.
500 g of semolina in teaspoons
500 g of semolina weighs out at 143.713 teaspoons. Divide 143.713 by 0.28742515 and you get back to 500 g, which is the quickest check that the factor is the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many teaspoons are in 1 g of semolina?
One gram of semolina is 0.28742515 teaspoons. Half that quantity is 0.143713 teaspoons and double it is 0.57485 teaspoons, so the figure scales straight up and down — there is no offset in this conversion, only the factor.
Why is a cup of semolina not 236 g like water?
Because weight per cup depends on what is in the cup. Semolina has a density of 0.70587 g per mL where water has 1.00, so a cup of it weighs 167 g rather than 236.6 g. That is a difference of 69.6 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 semolina by roughly 20% — about 16.7 g either side of 167 g — because coarse durum wheat. Weighing removes the question entirely.
Is a fluid ounce of semolina 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 semolina weighs 0.7363 oz, so the two readings differ by 26.4%. 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 semolina would weigh 176.47 g instead of 167 g — 9.47 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 semolina is 3.479 g, and a scale reading to the nearest gram is working at 28.7% 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 semolina weigh?
2 tsp of semolina comes to 6.9583 g, or 6.9583 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.
Semolina in grams and teaspoons
| Grams | Teaspoons | Unrounded |
|---|---|---|
| 5 g | 1.43713 tsp | 1.437125749 |
| 10 g | 2.87425 tsp | 2.874251497 |
| 25 g | 7.18563 tsp | 7.185628743 |
| 50 g | 14.3713 tsp | 14.37125749 |
| 100 g | 28.7425 tsp | 28.74251497 |
| 125 g | 35.9281 tsp | 35.92814371 |
| 150 g | 43.1138 tsp | 43.11377246 |
| 200 g | 57.485 tsp | 57.48502994 |
| 250 g | 71.8563 tsp | 71.85628743 |
| 300 g | 86.2275 tsp | 86.22754491 |
| 500 g | 143.713 tsp | 143.7125749 |
| 1000 g | 287.425 tsp | 287.4251497 |
Based on 167 g per cup of semolina. One gram of semolina is 0.28742515 teaspoons.
| Measure | Grams | Ounces | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 236.6 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 10.44 g | 0.368 oz | 14.79 mL |
| 2 tsp | 6.958 g | 0.245 oz | 9.858 mL |
| 1 tsp | 3.479 g | 0.123 oz | 4.929 mL |
| 3/4 tsp | 2.609 g | 0.092 oz | 3.697 mL |
| 1/2 tsp | 1.74 g | 0.0614 oz | 2.464 mL |
| 1/4 tsp | 0.8698 g | 0.0307 oz | 1.232 mL |
| 1/8 tsp | 0.4349 g | 0.0153 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice flour | 158 g | 5.573 oz | 0.6678 |
| Potato starch | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Steel-cut oats | 160 g | 5.644 oz | 0.6763 |
| Semolina (this page) | 167 g | 5.891 oz | 0.7059 |
| Uncooked quinoa | 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 |
Ordered by weight. The spread across this group is why a single generic cups-to-grams factor cannot work.