Cooking Measurement Converter
Convert cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, pints and millilitres for recipes from any country.
About the Cooking Measurement Converter
Kitchen measures differ by country. A US cup is 236.6 mL, while Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa use a 250 mL metric cup. A US tablespoon is 14.8 mL and a metric one 15 mL, but an Australian tablespoon is 20 mL (4 teaspoons).
These are volume conversions. Converting cups to grams depends on the ingredient: a cup of flour weighs far less than a cup of sugar.
The formula
Result = Value × (size of the “from” unit ÷ size of the “to” unit)
- 1 mL
- 0.001 mL
- 1 L
- 1 mL
- 1 tsp
- 0.004928921594 mL
- 1 tbsp
- 0.01478676478 mL
- 1 fl oz
- 0.02957352956 mL
- 1 cup
- 0.2365882365 mL
Every volume unit is converted through millilitre using its exact definition.
Common conversions
| From | To |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 236.5882365 mL |
| 1 tbsp | 14.78676478 mL |
| 1 tsp | 4.928921594 mL |
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp |
| 1 tbsp | 3 tsp |
| 1 fl oz | 29.57352956 mL |
| 1 cup (250 mL) | 250 mL |
| 1 cup | 8 fl oz |
How to read your result
- Check where your recipe comes from and pick the matching cup or spoon.
Worked example
Example: 2 cup (us) = 473.176473 mL
- Inputs: Value: 2; From: Cup (US) (cup); To: Millilitre (mL).
- Formula: Result = Value × (size of the “from” unit ÷ size of the “to” unit)
- Multiply by the number of mL in one cup 2 × 236.5882365 = 473.176473 mL
- Result: 2 cup (us) = 473.176473 mL
- 1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
- 1 mL = 0.004226752838 cup
Questions people ask
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16 US tablespoons in a US cup. One tablespoon is 3 teaspoons.
How many mL is a teaspoon?
4.93 mL for a US teaspoon; 5 mL for a metric teaspoon, which most recipes outside the US use.