US Cups to Milliliters Converter
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1 US Cup = 236.5882 Milliliter
Key Formulas
Liter → US Gallon
gal = L × 0.264172US Gallon → Liter
L = gal × 3.78541US Cup → Milliliter
mL = cup × 236.588Milliliter → US Cup
cup = mL × 0.00422675Formula
mL = US cups × 236.588This converter uses the US customary cup, equal to 236.5882365 milliliters in the conversion engine. It is useful when a US recipe gives a liquid or dry-ingredient volume in cups but your measuring jug is marked in milliliters. A metric cup is 250 mL, so first identify which cup a recipe intends; converting a volume does not determine an ingredient's mass.
Source: NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8
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Frequently Asked Questions
Real-World Examples
A US recipe calls for half a cup of milk, and a metric measuring jug can be filled to about 118.294 mL.
0.5 cup = 118.294 mL
One US cup of broth converts to 236.588 mL when adapting a recipe to metric markings.
1 cup = 236.588 mL
A soup recipe specifies 2 US cups of stock, equivalent to 473.176 mL before practical measuring-rounding.
2 cup = 473.176 mL
Four US cups of water for a batch recipe equal 946.353 mL, which is also one US liquid quart.
4 cup = 946.353 mL
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