Convert Teaspoons of Salt to Pinches
Enter the amount of salt in teaspoons below to get the value converted to pinches.
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How to Convert Teaspoons to Pinches
Professional chefs, bakers, and even home cooks will eventually need to know how to convert salt from teaspoons to pinches for any variety of recipes.
To convert a measurement in teaspoons to a measurement in pinches, multiply the amount of salt by the following conversion ratio: 16 pinches/teaspoon.
Since one teaspoon of salt is equal to 16 pinches, you can use this simple formula to convert:
pinches = teaspoons × 16
The amount of salt in pinches is equal to the amount of salt in teaspoons multiplied by 16.
For example, here's how to convert 5 teaspoons to pinches using the formula above.
pinches = (5 tsp × 16) = 80 pinches
How Many Pinches Are in a Teaspoon of Salt?
There are 16 pinches in a teaspoon of salt, which is why we use this value in the formula above.
1 tsp = 16 pinches
Teaspoons and pinches are both units used to measure the amount of salt. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.
What Is a Teaspoon?
A teaspoon of salt is equal to 8 dashes of salt or 1/3 of a tablespoon.
The teaspoon is a US customary unit of volume. Teaspoons can be abbreviated as tsp, and are also sometimes abbreviated as t, ts, or tspn. For example, 1 teaspoon can be written as 1 tsp, 1 t, 1 ts, or 1 tspn.
Learn more about teaspoons.
What Is a Pinch?
A pinch is a small unit used in cooking, typically used to measure salt and other spices when seasoning. One pinch is equal to the amount of seasoning that can be taken between your thumb and finger, or 1/2 of a dash. The pinch is a rough measurement, but is commonly considered to be equal to 1/16 of a teaspoon.
Learn more about pinches.
Teaspoon to Pinch Conversion Table
| Teaspoons | Pinches |
|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 16 |
| 2 tsp | 32 |
| 3 tsp | 48 |
| 4 tsp | 64 |
| 5 tsp | 80 |
| 6 tsp | 96 |
| 7 tsp | 112 |
| 8 tsp | 128 |
| 9 tsp | 144 |
| 10 tsp | 160 |
| 11 tsp | 176 |
| 12 tsp | 192 |
| 13 tsp | 208 |
| 14 tsp | 224 |
| 15 tsp | 240 |
| 16 tsp | 256 |
| 17 tsp | 272 |
| 18 tsp | 288 |
| 19 tsp | 304 |
| 20 tsp | 320 |
| 21 tsp | 336 |
| 22 tsp | 352 |
| 23 tsp | 368 |
| 24 tsp | 384 |
| 25 tsp | 400 |
| 26 tsp | 416 |
| 27 tsp | 432 |
| 28 tsp | 448 |
| 29 tsp | 464 |
| 30 tsp | 480 |
| 31 tsp | 496 |
| 32 tsp | 512 |
| 33 tsp | 528 |
| 34 tsp | 544 |
| 35 tsp | 560 |
| 36 tsp | 576 |
| 37 tsp | 592 |
| 38 tsp | 608 |
| 39 tsp | 624 |
| 40 tsp | 640 |