Milliliters to US Cups
One milliliter equals 0.004227 US cups.
US Cups = milliliters ÷ 236.5882365
Volume Conversion Calculator
Common Volume Conversions
Cooking & Baking Reference
Cooking Basics
- • 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons
- • 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
- • 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
- • 1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces
Baking Conversions
- • 1 cup flour ≈ 120-125g
- • 1 cup sugar ≈ 200g
- • 1 cup butter ≈ 227g
- • 1 cup milk ≈ 240ml
International
- • 1 US cup = 236.588 ml
- • 1 UK cup = 284.131 ml
- • 1 metric cup = 250 ml
- • 1 Japanese cup = 200 ml
Volume Units Reference
Metric System
- 1 m³ = 1,000 liters
- 1 liter = 1,000 ml
- 1 liter = 1 dm³
- 1 ml = 1 cm³
US Customary
- 1 gal = 4 quarts
- 1 quart = 2 pints
- 1 pint = 2 cups
- 1 cup = 8 fl oz
Key Conversions
- 1 US gal = 3.785 L
- 1 UK gal = 4.546 L
- 1 cup = 236.6 ml
- 1 fl oz = 29.57 ml
Milliliters to US Cups Conversion Table
| ml | cup |
|---|---|
| 15 | 0.0634 |
| 30 | 0.1268 |
| 50 | 0.2113 |
| 60 | 0.2536 |
| 100 | 0.4227 |
| 118 | 0.4988 |
| 125 | 0.5283 |
| 150 | 0.634 |
| 200 | 0.8454 |
| 237 | 1.0017 |
| 250 | 1.0567 |
| 300 | 1.268 |
| 500 | 2.1134 |
| 750 | 3.1701 |
| 1000 | 4.2268 |
About This Conversion
Milliliters to cups converts a metric recipe into US measuring cups. Because the answers land on awkward fractions, the practical route is often to measure the metric volume directly rather than to convert: 200 ml is 0.845 cups, which no measuring cup marks.
Where the conversion does help is in sanity-checking. 250 ml is 1.057 US cups, so a metric recipe calling for 250 ml is asking for slightly more than one American cup, and substituting a level US cup leaves you about a tablespoon short each time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 250 ml?
250 ml is 1.057 US cups, so a little over one cup.
How many cups is 500 ml?
500 ml is 2.11 US cups.
How many ml in a quarter cup?
A quarter of a US cup is 59.15 ml.
Should I convert or measure directly?
For metric recipes, measure in milliliters if you can. Converting to cups forces rounding at every ingredient.
Worth Knowing
US Gallon vs Imperial Gallon
A US gallon is 3.785411784 litres and an imperial (UK) gallon is 4.54609 litres, making the imperial gallon about 20.1 percent larger.
Cup Sizes Explained
A US customary cup is 236.59 mL, a US legal cup is 240 mL, a metric cup is 250 mL and a historic imperial cup is 284 mL.
Fluid Ounce vs Ounce
A US fluid ounce is 29.5735 millilitres of volume, while an ounce is 28.3495 grams of mass; there is no fixed conversion between them.
Cups to Grams for Baking
One US cup holds about 125 g of plain flour, 200 g of granulated sugar, 227 g of butter and 340 g of honey.