To calculate a value in cups [metric] to the corresponding value in milliliters, just multiply the quantity in cups [metric] by 250 (the conversion factor).
Here is the formula:Value in milliliters = value in cups [metric] × 250
Supose you want to convert 1/16 cups [metric] into milliliters. In this case you will have:
Value in milliliters = 1/16 × 250 = 15.625
To calculate a value in cups [metric] to the corresponding value in cubic centimeters, just multiply the quantity in cups [metric] by 250 (the conversion factor).
Here is the formula:Value in cubic centimeters = value in cups [metric] × 250
Supose you want to convert 1/16 cups [metric] into cubic centimeters. In this case you will have:
Value in cubic centimeters = 1/16 × 250 = 15.625
Even if you have all the right measuring tools, a lot of people can have difficulty using the right cooking measurements. Our cheat sheet below shows measuring equivalents for teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, fluid ounces, and more. This page also includes the conversions for metric and U.S. systems of measurement.
For more conversions, including Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversions, try out the Infoplease.com conversion calculator.
| 1 tablespoon (tbsp) = | 3 teaspoons (tsp) |
| 1/16 cup = | 1 tablespoon |
| 1/8 cup = | 2 tablespoons |
| 1/6 cup = | 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 1/4 cup = | 4 tablespoons |
| 1/3 cup = | 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon |
| 3/8 cup = | 6 tablespoons |
| 1/2 cup = | 8 tablespoons |
| 2/3 cup = | 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons |
| 3/4 cup = | 12 tablespoons |
| 1 cup = | 48 teaspoons |
| 1 cup = | 16 tablespoons |
| 8 fluid ounces (fl oz) = | 1 cup |
| 1 pint (pt) = | 2 cups |
| 1 quart (qt) = | 2 pints |
| 4 cups = | 1 quart |
| 1 gallon (gal) = | 4 quarts |
| 16 ounces (oz) = | 1 pound (lb) |
| 1 milliliter (ml) = | 1 cubic centimeter (cc) |
| 1 inch (in) = | 2.54 centimeters (cm) |
Source: United States Dept. of Agriculture (USDA).
Note: US cups are typically used as a kitchen measurement for both liquid ingredients and dry ingredients. Conversely, ounces are a weight measurement while fluid ounces are a volume measurement. To make things more confusing, although most recipes use cups for liquid measurements, most commercial products use fluid ounces.
U.S. to Metric
One important thing to note with these cooking measurement conversions is that they directly translate imperial measurements to their metric counterparts. But, it's common in recipes using the metric system to use weight measurements for dry ingredients instead of volumetric ones. If you don't have a kitchen scale handy, you might have to be a bit clever with your measuring cups.
| 1/5 teaspoon | 1 milliliter | 1 oz | 28 grams |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml | 1 pound | 454 grams |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml | ||
| 1 fluid oz | 30 ml | ||
| 1/5 cup | 47 ml | ||
| 1 cup | 237 ml | ||
| 2 cups (1 pint) | 473 ml | ||
| 4 cups (1 quart) | .95 liter | ||
| 4 quarts (1 gal.) | 3.8 liters |
| 1 milliliter | 1/5 teaspoon | 1 gram | .035 ounce |
| 5 ml | 1 teaspoon | 100 grams | 3.5 ounces |
| 15 ml | 1 tablespoon | 500 grams | 1.10 pounds |
| 100 ml | 3.4 fluid oz | 1 kilogram | 2.205 pounds = 35 ounces |
| 240 ml | 1 cup | ||
| 1 liter | 34 fluid oz= 4.2 cups= 2.1 pints= 1.06 quarts = 0.26 gallon |
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| US Customary | Metric |
| 1/8 teaspoon | .6 ml |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.2 ml |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5 ml |
| 3/4 teaspoon | 3.7 ml |
| 1 teaspoon | 5 ml |
| 1 tablespoon | 15 ml |
| 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 |
| 2/3 cup | 158 ml |
| 3/4 cup | 177 ml |
| 1 cup or 8 fluid ounces | 237 ml |
| 2 cups or 1 pint | 473 ml |
| 4 cups or 1 quart | 946 ml |
| 8 cups or 1/2 gallon | 1.9 liters |
| 1 gallon | 3.8 liters |
| US contemporary (ounces) | Metric (grams) |
| 1/2 ounce | 14 grams |
| 1 ounce | 28 grams |
| 3 ounces | 85 grams |
| 3.53 ounces | 100 grams |
| 4 ounces | 113 grams |
| 8 ounces | 227 grams |
| 12 ounces | 340 grams |
| 16 ounces or 1 pound | 454 grams |
| US contemporary | Metric |
| 250° F | 121° C |
| 300° F | 149° C |
| 350° F | 177° C |
| 400° F | 204° C |
| 450° F | 232° C |
| 3 teaspoons | 1 tablespoon | 0.5 fluid ounce |
| 2 tablespoons | 1/8 cup | 1 fluid ounce |
| 4 tablespoons | 1/4 cup | 2 fluid ounces |
| 5 1/3 tablespoons | 1/3 cup | 2.7 fluid ounces |
| 8 tablespoons | 1/2 cup | 4 fluid ounces |
| 12 tablespoons | 3/4 cup | 6 fluid ounces |
| 16 tablespoons | 1 cup | 8 fluid ounces |
| 2 cups | 1 pint | 16 fluid ounces |
| 2 pints | 1 quart | 32 fluid ounces |
| 4 quarts | 1 gallon | 128 fluid ounces |
*US dry volumes are a different system than US liquid volumes. Confusingly, they are also named (dry) pints and (dry) quarts. Using the above tables for dry measures in cooking will likely work just fine. Outside the US, dry ingredients are usually measured by weight. Use the table below to convert weights.
How Many Grams Are In a Teaspoon?
If you're looking for a grams-to-teaspoons conversion chart, you won't find one here. Grams are a measure of mass, and teaspoons measure volume. The correct conversion depends on the density of the item you're measuring. Water has a density of 1 g/ml, so the conversion is 1 gram to 1 millileter, which is equivalent to 0.2 teaspoons. For other substances, the density will be different, and each teaspoon will weigh a different number of grams.
What Language Are You Measuring?
Most countries use the metric system (officially known as the International System of Units), where every unit is defined using a measurable phenomenon, such as the distance light travels in a second. Some English-speaking countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, use measurement systems that originated from an old system called “English units”. To add to the confusion, these systems all use the same names, such as pints and quarts, to mean slightly different measurement amounts. Even within the US, there are differences between the US contemporary system and that used by the US Food and Drug Administration. These differences are small when the amounts are small, but can really add up for larger volumes. For example, a US contemporary teaspoon is 4.93 ml compared to 5 ml in the Britisth Imperial System teaspoon. The difference in a teaspoon of vanilla would be hard to measure even if you tried. But that difference becomes much more noticeable when you consider a gallon of milk, which in the US is 3,785 ml versus 4,546 ml in Britain. That’s over 3 US cups more milk when you pay in pounds instead of dollars! So pay close attention to the origin of the recipe you’re using, since the author may be speaking a different language of measurement.