Cup (US) to Liter Converter

1 Cup (US) equals 0.236588 Liter. To convert Cup (US) to Liter, divide the value by 4.22676 (multiply by 0.236588).

To convert Cup (US) to Liter, divide the value by 4.22676 (multiply by 0.236588). For example, 10 cup = 2.36588 L.

The Cup (US) (cup) is equal to 236.6 ml, a standard US cooking measurement used in recipes for both liquids and dry ingredients.

The Liter (L) is the standard metric unit for liquid volume, equal to 1,000 milliliters and widely used in everyday life.

100 cup equals 23.6588 L. To convert Cup (US) to Liter, divide the value by 4.22676 (multiply by 0.236588).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.