ML to Cups Converter
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ML to Cups chart
| Milliliters | US Cups |
|---|---|
| 59 ml | 0.25 cup |
| 79 ml | 0.33 cup |
| 118 ml | 0.5 cup |
| 158 ml | 0.67 cup |
| 177 ml | 0.75 cup |
| 200 ml | 0.85 cup |
| 236.6 ml | 1 cup |
| 250 ml | 1.06 cup |
| 300 ml | 1.27 cup |
| 355 ml | 1.5 cup |
| 473 ml | 2 cup |
| 500 ml | 2.11 cup |
| 710 ml | 3 cup |
| 1,000 ml | 4.23 cup |
59 ml = ¼ cup · 118 = ½ · 177 = ¾ · 236.6 = 1 cup · 473 = 2 cups
How this is calculated
cups = ml ÷ 236.5882365 (US legal cup = 240 ml is the LABEL cup; recipes use 236.588)
A US recipe cup is 236.588 ml (the customary cup), not the 240 ml "nutrition label" cup and not the 250 ml metric cup used in Australia — a difference big enough to flatten a cake. This converter uses the customary cup because that is what US recipes mean.
The chart covers the amounts recipes actually call for — ¼, ⅓, ½, ⅔, ¾, 1, 1½, and 2 cups — in exact milliliters, so you can measure with a scale or a metric jug.
Frequently asked questions
How many ml in a cup?
A US customary cup — the one recipes mean — is 236.588 ml. The US nutrition-label cup is 240 ml, and the metric cup (Australia/NZ) is 250 ml. This converter uses 236.588; for most cooking the ~1–5% differences barely matter, but baking is happier with the right one.
What is 250 ml in cups?
1.06 US cups — or exactly 1 metric cup. If your recipe is Australian or from a metric cookbook, its "cup" already means 250 ml and you can measure directly.
How many ml is half a cup?
118.3 ml for a US recipe cup. Quarter cup is 59.1 ml, and three-quarters is 177.4 ml — all three are in the chart because they are the most-used baking measures.
Are UK cups different?
Traditional UK recipes rarely use cups (they weigh instead), but when a modern UK recipe says "cup" it almost always means the US 236.588 ml or the metric 250 ml. When in doubt with baking, weigh — grams remove the ambiguity entirely.