Cups to ML Converter
The American-recipe direction — cups into milliliters, fractions included.
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Cups to ML chart
| US cups | Milliliters |
|---|---|
| 0.25 cup | 59.15 ml |
| 0.333 cup | 78.78 ml |
| 0.5 cup | 118.29 ml |
| 0.667 cup | 157.8 ml |
| 0.75 cup | 177.44 ml |
| 1 cup | 236.59 ml |
| 1.5 cup | 354.88 ml |
| 2 cup | 473.18 ml |
| 3 cup | 709.76 ml |
| 4 cup | 946.35 ml |
The fractions are the ones on measuring-cup sets: ¼, ⅓, ½, ⅔, ¾.
How this is calculated
ml = cups × 236.5882365 (US customary cup, exact)
Cooking from a US recipe with a metric jug: 1 cup is 236.59 ml, ½ cup is 118.29 ml, ⅓ cup is 78.86 ml, ¼ cup is 59.15 ml. Many metric cooks simply use 240 ml per cup — a 1.4% difference that is fine for soups and stews, and noticeable in precision baking.
This page uses the US customary cup (236.5882365 ml exactly — half a US pint). Beware neighbors: the US "legal" nutrition-label cup is 240 ml, the Australian metric cup is 250 ml, and the old imperial cup is 284 ml. A recipe’s origin decides its cup.
Frequently asked questions
How many ml in 1 cup?
236.59 ml for the US customary cup this page uses. Australian recipes mean 250 ml, UK vintage recipes 284 ml — check the recipe’s origin before you pour.
Is 250 ml a cup?
In Australia and New Zealand, yes — their metric cup is defined as 250 ml. For American recipes it is about 5.7% too much, which matters in baking ratios.
How do I measure ⅔ cup with a scale or jug?
⅔ cup = 157.73 ml. For dry ingredients a scale beats any volume measure: flour packs so variably that a “cup of flour” spans 120–150 g.
Why do American recipes use volume at all?
Tradition and speed — cup sets predate cheap kitchen scales in US homes. Professional US bakers weigh, which is the quiet admission of which method is more accurate.