US cups to milliliters

1 US cup = 236.59 milliliters. 1 US cup = 236.59 milliliters.

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1 US cup

236.59 milliliters

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US cups to milliliters chart

US measures; decimals are rounded
US cupsMilliliters
1/459.15
1/378.86
1/2118.29
2/3157.73
3/4177.44
1236.59
1 1/2354.88
2473.18
3709.76
4946.35

Good to know

A US cup is about 237 mL. Australian and Canadian recipes usually mean a 250 mL metric cup, which is about a tablespoon more.

The figures follow the US definitions in NIST Handbook 44: 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to a cup, 2 cups to a pint, 4 quarts to a gallon and 28.349523125 grams to an ounce by weight.

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