Gallon (US) to Liter Converter

1 Gallon (US) equals 3.78541 Liter. To convert Gallon (US) to Liter, multiply the value by 3.78541.

To convert Gallon (US) to Liter, multiply the value by 3.78541. For example, 10 gal = 37.8541 L.

The Gallon (US) (gal) is the US standard liquid unit equal to 3.785 liters, used for fuel, beverages, and bulk liquids.

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

100 gal equals 378.541 L. To convert Gallon (US) to Liter, multiply the value by 3.78541.

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.