How to convert US cups to milliliters
1 cup (US) = 236.5882365 mL
1 US customary cup = 8 US fluid ounces = 236.5882365 mL exactly (derived from NIST Handbook 44). US nutrition labels use 240 mL; a metric cup is 250 mL.
Examples
- 0.25 cup (US) = 59.147059 mL: A quarter cup of oil for a recipe
- 0.5 cup (US) = 118.29412 mL: Half a cup of milk
- 2 cup (US) = 473.17647 mL: Two cups of stock for a soup
Cups to ml chart
| US cups (cup (US)) | Milliliters (mL) |
|---|---|
| 0.25 cup (US) | 59.147059 mL |
| 0.5 cup (US) | 118.29412 mL |
| 1 cup (US) | 236.58824 mL |
| 2 cup (US) | 473.17647 mL |
| 3 cup (US) | 709.76471 mL |
| 4 cup (US) | 946.35295 mL |
| 5 cup (US) | 1,182.9412 mL |
| 10 cup (US) | 2,365.8824 mL |
| 15 cup (US) | 3,548.8235 mL |
| 20 cup (US) | 4,731.7647 mL |
| 25 cup (US) | 5,914.7059 mL |
| 50 cup (US) | 11,829.412 mL |
| 75 cup (US) | 17,744.118 mL |
| 100 cup (US) | 23,658.824 mL |
Common mistakes
- Cups measure volume. Converting cups of flour or sugar to grams depends on the ingredient, so use a cooking converter for that.
- The 240 mL cup on US Nutrition Facts labels is a labeling rule, not the customary measuring cup.