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Volume measurements vary by ingredient. Use these density-based converters for accurate grams ↔ cups conversions.
Convert cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, milliliters, fluid ounces, pints, and more with our free cooking converter. Perfect for scaling recipes, adapting international cookbooks, and converting between metric and US measurements.
How it works
1 US cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 236.6 ml. International recipes often use metric (ml, dl, L), while US recipes use cups and tablespoons. When adapting recipes, use this converter to avoid measurement errors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup. 1 tablespoon equals 3 teaspoons or approximately 14.79 ml.
How many ml is a cup?
1 US cup equals 236.588 ml. In metric recipes, a cup is often rounded to 240 ml or 250 ml depending on the country.
How many teaspoons are in a tablespoon?
There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon. 1 teaspoon equals approximately 4.93 ml.
How many ml is a fluid ounce?
1 US fluid ounce equals 29.5735 ml. The UK imperial fluid ounce is slightly different at 28.4131 ml.
How many cups are in a pint?
There are 2 cups in 1 US pint (473 ml). A US pint equals 16 fluid ounces. The UK imperial pint is larger at 20 fluid ounces (568 ml).
How many grams are in a cup of water?
1 US cup of water equals 236.6 grams (ml). For other ingredients, the gram weight depends on density — use the ingredient-specific converters for flour, sugar, butter, and more.
How many cups is 250 ml?
250 ml is about 1.06 US cups — close enough that most recipes treat it as 1 cup. A standard US cup equals 236.6 ml. In cooking, the difference (about 13 ml) is rarely significant unless you're scaling a recipe by 4× or more.
How many tablespoons in a cup?
There are 16 tablespoons in 1 US cup (236.6 ml). A tablespoon is about 14.79 ml. Half a cup is 8 tablespoons, and a quarter cup is 4 tablespoons. These conversions are useful when you need to measure without a measuring cup.
How do I convert a recipe from cups to grams?
Cups measure volume, grams measure weight — so the conversion depends on the ingredient. 1 cup of water = 236 g. 1 cup of flour = about 120–130 g. 1 cup of sugar = about 200 g. 1 cup of butter = about 227 g. For baking, weighing with a kitchen scale is more accurate than using cups.
How many teaspoons in a tablespoon?
There are 3 teaspoons in 1 tablespoon. A teaspoon equals about 4.93 ml and a tablespoon about 14.79 ml. This ratio is consistent across US, UK, and metric cooking measurements, making it one of the most universal cooking conversions.
What is a "pinch" or "dash" in cooking?
A pinch is approximately 1/16 teaspoon (about 0.3 ml) — the amount you can hold between two fingers. A dash is slightly more: about 1/8 teaspoon (0.6 ml). A smidgen is 1/32 teaspoon. These informal units are mostly used for salt, spices, and flavoring where precision is less critical.