What is teaspoon (metric)?

A metric teaspoon is a volume unit equal to exactly 5 millilitres. It is a standard unit in cooking recipes and pharmaceutical dosing instructions across metric countries.

What is millilitre?

A millilitre is a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a litre. It is commonly used in medicine, cooking, laboratory measurements, and the labelling of food and beverage products.

Worked examples

1 teaspoon (metric) = 5 millilitre

1 millilitre = 0.001 litre

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