1 decilitre (dl) equals 0.4167 US cups (using the 240 ml cooking cup). Decilitres are the standard volume unit in Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian recipes; US recipes use cups (240 ml = 1 cup = 2.4 dl).
| Decilitre (dl) | US cup (240 ml) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 dl | 0.208333 US cup |
| 1 dl | 0.416667 US cup |
| 1.5 dl | 0.625 US cup |
| 2 dl | 0.833333 US cup |
| 2.5 dl | 1.04167 US cup |
| 3 dl | 1.25 US cup |
| 4 dl | 1.66667 US cup |
| 5 dl | 2.08333 US cup |
| 6 dl | 2.5 US cup |
| 8 dl | 3.33333 US cup |
The decilitre (dl) is the standard volume unit in Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Finnish home cooking. A cup of coffee in Scandinavia is poured from a dl measure, and bread recipes routinely call for "3 dl mjölk" (milk) or "4 dl mjöl" (flour).
The US cup (240 ml) and the decilitre (100 ml) are related by a factor of 2.4: one cup equals 2.4 dl, and one decilitre equals 0.4167 cups (100 ÷ 240). This is slightly different from the metric cup (250 ml) used in Australia and Canada — that one equals 2.5 dl exactly. Always check which cup your recipe means.
For everyday conversion: a quarter cup ≈ 0.6 dl; half a cup ≈ 1.2 dl; one cup = 2.4 dl. Remembering the factor 2.4 lets you convert Nordic and American recipes in your head. For baking precision, weigh ingredients in grams instead — volume measurements for dry goods vary with packing method.
1 decilitre equals 0.4167 US cups (100 ml ÷ 240 ml per cup).
1 US cup equals 2.4 dl. Since 1 cup = 240 ml and 1 dl = 100 ml, the ratio is 240 ÷ 100 = 2.4.
2 dl equals 0.845 US cups — just under 1 cup. In Nordic recipes 2 dl of flour is the same as 100 g.