Cooking Measurement Converter

Cups, spoons, millilitres and fluid ounces for recipes.

240Amount in ml
You entered
1 cup
1 cup equals
240 ml

1 cup = 240 ml

The same amount in every unit
UnitValue
Teaspoon (US, 4.93 ml)48.692193
Tablespoon (US, 14.79 ml)16.230731
Fluid ounce (US)8.115365
Cup (US, 240 ml)1
Pint (US)0.50721
Quart (US)0.253605
Millilitre240
Litre0.24
Tablespoon (UK/AU, 15 ml)16
Cup (Australia, 250 ml)0.96
Cup (Japan, 200 ml)1.2

About the Cooking Measurement Converter

Recipes travel further than measuring cups do. An American recipe asks for cups and sticks, a British one for millilitres and grams, an Australian one for a 250 ml cup and a Japanese one for a 200 ml cup. This converter puts the common kitchen measures side by side so you can cook from any of them with whatever is in your drawer.

The tool converts volume, which is exactly right for liquids and reliable enough for loose dry goods. Baking is the exception: a cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 120 to 150 grams depending on how it is scooped, so for bread and pastry a kitchen scale beats any conversion. For everything else, the numbers here are the ones printed on nutrition labels and standard measuring spoons.

How to use the Cooking Measurement Converter

  1. Enter the amount your recipe calls for.
  2. Choose the measure the recipe uses, including the country variant if it matters.
  3. Choose the measure you actually own and read the converted amount.

Frequently asked questions

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

Sixteen US tablespoons make one US cup, and three teaspoons make one tablespoon, so a cup is 48 teaspoons. Half a cup is 8 tablespoons and a quarter cup is 4.

Is a US cup the same everywhere?

No. The US nutrition-label cup is 240 ml, the US legal customary cup is 236.6 ml, Australia uses 250 ml and Japan uses 200 ml. The difference is small for soup and significant for baking.

How do I convert cups of flour to grams?

Volume cannot be converted to weight without knowing the ingredient. As a guide, one US cup holds about 125 g of plain flour, 200 g of granulated sugar, 340 g of honey and 240 g of water.

What is a stick of butter?

A US stick of butter is half a cup, 8 tablespoons, or 113 grams. Recipes outside North America normally give butter by weight.