There’s nothing worse than pulling out all of the ingredients for your favourite recipe only to realise that your measuring cup is nowhere to be seen. This guide will help you convert liquids from cups to mls. Cups Millilitres 1 cup 250ml 3/4 cup 190ml 2/3 cup 170ml 1/2 cup 125ml 1/3 cup 80ml 1/4 cup 60ml 1 tablespoon 20ml 1 teaspoon 5mlMetric Cups and Spoons
One dessertspoon is the equivalent of two teaspoons. Most Australian recipes use mls or cups as measures but you also may find in American recipes ounces (oz) used to measure liquids.
When it comes to metric and imperial volumes use the table below:
Metric to imperial
Millilitres | Oz |
25ml | 1 fl oz. |
50ml | 2 fl oz |
75ml | 2.5 fl oz |
100ml | 3.5 fl oz |
125ml | 4 fl oz |
150ml | 5 fl oz |
175ml | 6 fl oz |
200ml | 7 fl oz |
225ml | 8 fl oz |
250ml | 9 fl oz |
300ml | 10 fl oz |
350ml | 12 fl oz |
400ml | 14 fl oz |
500ml | 18 fl oz |
700ml | 1.25 pints |
1,000ml | 1.75 pints |
You can also use this page to convert some of your favourite ingredients from grams to cups.
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Every home cook has encountered the Cups to mL conversion dilemma. There’s nothing more annoying than opening up a recipe, only to realise that your measuring cup is missing and your knowledge of Imperial vs Metric is below par. The majority of Australian recipes use mLs or cups as measures of volume but it’s important to be able to convert between the two to measure liquids. So if you’re ever wondering how
many mL are in a cup? We’ve got the answers for you below in a handy chart. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth Nations employ a “metric cup” of 250 millilitres. For reference, one dessertspoon is the equivalent of two teaspoons. It’s also important to note that the US Standard (imperial) measure of a cup is different to Australia (metric) which is explained further below. American recipes often use ounces (oz) to measure liquids and for that, you can use this handy calculator here. You can also use this handy calculator below to convert
cups to millilitres: The United States Cup measurement differs from Australia in that it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml) or what’s known as a customary cup. However, the cup currently used in the United States for nutrition labelling is defined in United States law as 240 ml. Click here for an Oz to mL
to Cup Conversion Table. Australia, New Zealand and Canada employ a metric cup of 250 millilitres. The cup is a cooking measurement of volume. It is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml), or an amount between 200 ml and 250 ml in the metric system
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3/4 cup 190 ml
2/3 cup 170 ml
1/2 cup 125 ml
1/3 cup 80 ml
1/4 cup 60 ml
1 tablespoon 20 ml
1 teaspoon 5 ml
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General FAQ
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Volume (liquid) | |
2 tablespoon or 1 fluid ounce | 30 ml |
1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces | 59 ml |
1/3 cup | 79 ml |
1/2 cup | 118 ml |