🍳 Millilitre to Cup (US) Converter

Convert Millilitre (ml) to Cup (US) (cup_us) instantly. Recipe measurement conversion.

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Formula1 ml = 0.004227 cup
UnitNameValue
cup_usCup (US)
cup_metricCup (Metric)
tbspTablespoon
tspTeaspoon
lLitre
fl_ozFluid Ounce
pintPint (US)

Quick Reference

1 ml = 0.004227 cup

¼ ml
0.0011 cup
⅓ ml
0.0014 cup
½ ml
0.0021 cup
¾ ml
0.0032 cup
1 ml
0.0042 cup
2 ml
0.0085 cup

Reverse: cup × 236.6 = ml

Worked Examples

~1 cup
237 ml = 1.002 cup
237 ml ≈ 1 cup (US).
~½ cup
118 ml = 0.4988 cup
118 ml ≈ ½ cup.
~⅓ cup
79 ml = 0.3339 cup
79 ml ≈ ⅓ cup.
~¼ cup
60 ml = 0.2536 cup
60 ml ≈ ¼ cup.

Common Cooking Measures

Factor: 1 ml = 0.004227 cup

Millilitre (ml)Cup (US) (cup)Common Measure
1.232 ml0.0052 cup¼ tsp
2.465 ml0.0104 cup½ tsp
4.929 ml0.0208 cup1 tsp
14.79 ml0.0625 cup1 tbsp
29.57 ml0.125 cup2 tbsp (⅛ cup)
59.15 ml0.25 cup¼ cup
78.86 ml0.3333 cup⅓ cup
118.3 ml0.5 cup½ cup
157.7 ml0.6667 cup⅔ cup
177.4 ml0.75 cup¾ cup
236.6 ml1 cup1 cup
473.2 ml2 cup1 pint (2 cups)
946.4 ml4 cup1 quart (4 cups)
500 ml2.113 cup½ litre
1000 ml4.227 cup1 litre

Quick Tricks

÷ 237 (approx)

ml ÷ 237 = cups. 500 ml ÷ 237 ≈ 2.1 cups.

Key anchors

237 ml = 1 cup. 118 ml = ½ cup. 59 ml = ¼ cup. 473 ml = 2 cups.

Reverse

cups × 236.6 = ml.

Who Uses This Converter?

Home Baker

Converts between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, and millilitres when following recipes from different countries.

International Recipe Follower

Converts US cups to metric ml when cooking from American cookbooks with a European kitchen.

Nutritionist

Calculates exact portion sizes in ml or fl oz from recipe measurements for dietary analysis.

Bartender

Converts between fl oz, ml, and tablespoons for cocktail recipe scaling.

Caterer

Scales recipes up to litres for large-batch cooking from cup-based recipes.

Food Blogger

Provides both cup and ml measurements in recipes to serve both US and international audiences.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Millilitre and Cup (US)

Millilitre

The millilitre (mL) is one-thousandth of a litre and the SI unit of liquid volume most commonly used in cooking, medicine, and food labelling. 1 mL of water at 4°C weighs exactly 1 gram.

mL is universal in food nutrition labels, liquid medicine dosing, and scientific cooking (molecular gastronomy). 1 US teaspoon ≈ 5 mL; 1 tablespoon ≈ 15 mL; 1 US cup ≈ 237 mL; 1 US fl oz ≈ 30 mL.

Interesting fact: The 1 mL = 1 g (for water) relationship makes the metric system exceptionally convenient for baking: 100 mL of water = 100 g = the same cup-to-gram conversion for any liquid with water-like density.

Cup (US)

The US cup is defined as exactly 236.588 mL (8 US fl oz). It is the standard volume measure in American recipes and has been used since the late 19th century, when standardized cooking measures were promoted by domestic science educators like Fannie Farmer.

The US cup = 16 US tablespoons = 48 US teaspoons = 8 fl oz = ½ US pint. American baking relies heavily on cup measures for both liquid and dry ingredients, though professional bakers prefer weight for precision.

Interesting fact: Fannie Farmer's 1896 'Boston Cooking-School Cook Book' was the first to insist on level measurements (not heaped) using standardized cups and spoons, revolutionizing recipe writing and making cooking reproducible for home cooks.

About Millilitre to Cup (US) Conversion

The US cup chain: 1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp = 8 fl oz = 236.6 ml = ½ pint. Note: metric cups (Australia) = 250 ml; UK tablespoon = 17.76 ml vs US 14.79 ml. Always check which measurement system a recipe uses.

Factor: 1 ml = 0.004227 cup. Reverse: cup × 236.6 = ml.