Milliliters to US cups

1 milliliter = 0.0042 US cups. 250 milliliters = 1.06 US cups.

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250 milliliters

1.06 US cups

Volume stays the same whichever ingredient fills the cup.

1.057 US cups
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Milliliters to US cups chart

US measures; decimals are rounded
MillilitersUS cups
500.21
1000.42
1250.53
1500.63
2000.85
2501.06
3001.27
4001.69
5002.11
7503.17
1,0004.23

Good to know

250 mL is a little more than one US cup. For small amounts, a 15 mL spoon is almost exactly one US tablespoon.

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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