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Quick Answer
1 cup = 236.59 mL = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 8 fluid ounces.
Common Examples
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 236.59 mL |
| 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon |
| 1 gallon | 3.79 liters |
| 500 mL | 2.11 cups |
| 2 quarts | 1.89 liters |
How It Works
How cooking conversions work
All cooking volume units can be expressed in milliliters (mL). To convert between any two units, multiply by the source unit’s mL equivalent and divide by the target unit’s mL equivalent.
US customary cooking equivalents (in mL)
| Unit | Milliliters |
|---|---|
| 1 teaspoon (tsp) | 4.929 mL |
| 1 tablespoon (tbsp) | 14.787 mL |
| 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) | 29.574 mL |
| 1 cup | 236.588 mL |
| 1 pint | 473.176 mL |
| 1 quart | 946.353 mL |
| 1 gallon | 3,785.41 mL |
Worked example
Convert 2.5 cups to milliliters:
2.5 cups x 236.588 mL/cup = 591.47 mL
Convert 750 mL to cups:
750 mL / 236.588 mL/cup = 3.17 cups
Quick reference ratios
These whole-number ratios are useful for mental math in the kitchen:
| Conversion | Ratio |
|---|---|
| tsp to tbsp | 3 tsp = 1 tbsp |
| tbsp to fl oz | 2 tbsp = 1 fl oz |
| fl oz to cup | 8 fl oz = 1 cup |
| cup to pint | 2 cups = 1 pint |
| pint to quart | 2 pints = 1 quart |
| quart to gallon | 4 quarts = 1 gallon |
US vs. metric
Recipes from the United States typically use cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. Recipes from Europe, Australia, and most other regions use grams and milliliters. When converting between the two systems, keep in mind that an Australian tablespoon is 20 mL (not 14.787 mL like the US tablespoon), and a UK pint is 568.261 mL (not 473.176 mL). This converter uses US customary values.