<P> A pinch in cooking (pn) is an amount of an ingredient, typically salt, sugar, or spice . Traditionally it was defined as "an amount that can be taken between the thumb and forefinger". Historically the pinch was more precisely defined by some U.S. cookbooks as approximately ​ ⁄ teaspoon . Other sources define a pinch as ​ ⁄ tsp . </P> <P> In the early 2000s some companies began selling measuring spoons that defined (or redefined) a tad as ​ ⁄ teaspoon, a dash as ​ ⁄ teaspoon, a pinch as ​ ⁄ teaspoon, and a smidgen as ​ ⁄ teaspoon . Based on these spoons, there are two pinches in a dash and two smidgens in a pinch . </P> <P> One pinch of fine salt is approximately ​ ⁄ gram (20--24 pinches per teaspoon), while one pinch of sugar is ​ ⁄--​ ⁄ gram . </P>

How many grams in a pinch of salt
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