Difference between American and British teaspoon measurement?
#270528 - 06/22/06 08:15 AM
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lorien
Reged: 05/15/06
Posts: 65
Loc: Wales, U.K
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Can anyone tell me please whether there's a difference in how much an American teaspoon holds in comparison to a British one?
I want to start the Acacia Fibre, but not sure of measurement differences.
I read about differences in American ones somewhere in Heather's info ~ but I can't find it now!
Thanks!
Joanna
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Here's a conversion Website that someone referenced on the Diet Board a while back:
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According to this, one US teaspoon is equal to 1.387 790 314 UK teaspoons. Since a US teaspoon is slighter larger than a UK teaspoon, I don't see any reason why you couldn't start with 1/4 UK teaspoon (or 1/2 or whatever measurement you want to start with in UK teaspoon size) and go up from there.
HTH.
PS - The difference you read about might have been between a measuring teaspoon and a regular teaspoon, like the ones you use to eat cereal. That's here.
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Thanks Sand, this is really useful and muchly appreciated!
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