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Cups to mL
1 US cup = 236.6 mL. A metric cup (Australia, NZ, Canada, South Africa) is 250 mL. An old UK imperial cup is 284 mL.
| Cups | US cup (mL) | Metric cup (mL) | UK imperial cup (mL) | US fl oz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8 | 29.6 | 31.3 | 35.5 | 1 |
| 1/4 | 59.1 | 62.5 | 71 | 2 |
| 1/3 | 78.9 | 83.3 | 94.7 | 2.67 |
| 1/2 | 118.3 | 125 | 142.1 | 4 |
| 2/3 | 157.7 | 166.7 | 189.4 | 5.33 |
| 3/4 | 177.4 | 187.5 | 213.1 | 6 |
| 1 | 236.6 | 250 | 284.1 | 8 |
| 1 1/2 | 354.9 | 375 | 426.2 | 12 |
| 2 | 473.2 | 500 | 568.3 | 16 |
| 3 | 709.8 | 750 | 852.4 | 24 |
| 4 | 946.4 | 1000 | 1136.5 | 32 |
Which cup does my recipe use?
US recipes use the US customary cup of 236.59 mL, which is 8 US fluid ounces. Australian and New Zealand recipes use a 250 mL metric cup, and so do most modern Canadian and South African ones. The 284 mL imperial cup turns up in older British cookbooks. For liquids, the gap between US and metric cups is about 6%, which hardly matters in soups but can matter in baking.
Milliliters measure volume, not weight. To turn cups of a dry ingredient into grams, use the ingredient weight chart.