A recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of table salt, but I only have kosher salt — should I use the same amount?

No — kosher salt crystals are larger and less dense, so 1 teaspoon of kosher salt weighs less than 1 teaspoon of table salt (roughly 4 g versus 6 g). If the recipe was written for table salt, use about 1.5 teaspoons of kosher salt for the same saltiness by weight.

Why is salt's gram-per-cup so much higher than sugar or flour?

Salt crystals are denser and pack more tightly with less air between them than flour or sugar crystals — 288 g per cup for table salt versus 200 g for granulated sugar and 120 g for flour, despite occupying the same volume.

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Table Salt: 288 Grams

Kosher and flaky salts are less dense — about 2/3 this weight per volume.

Table salt is much denser than most baking ingredients, weighing about 288 g per cup — more than twice the weight of an equal volume of flour. This density also varies a lot between salt types: kosher salt and flaky sea salts have larger, more irregular crystals with more air between them, typically weighing only about two-thirds as much per cup as fine table salt.

Common Amounts

Table Salt cups to grams
Cups	Grams
1/4 cups	72 g
1/3 cups	96 g
1/2 cups	144 g
3/4 cups	216 g
1 cup	288 g
2 cups	576 g

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Last reviewed: 2026-06-11 · Source: USDA FoodData Central / King Arthur Baking ingredient weight charts · see our methodology

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