1 US Cup equals 236.588 Milliliters.
| US Cup (cup) | Milliliter (mL) |
|---|---|
| 0.001 cup | 0.236588 mL |
| 0.01 cup | 2.36588 mL |
| 0.1 cup | 23.6588 mL |
| 1 cup | 236.588 mL |
| 2 cup | 473.176 mL |
| 5 cup | 1,182.94 mL |
| 10 cup | 2,365.88 mL |
| 25 cup | 5,914.71 mL |
| 50 cup | 11,829.4 mL |
| 100 cup | 23,658.8 mL |
| 500 cup | 118,294 mL |
| 1,000 cup | 236,588 mL |
To convert US Cups to Milliliters, multiply the value by 236.588. This factor comes from the ratio of the two units' definitions: one US Cup equals 236.588 Milliliters.
For example: 1 US Cup = 236.588 Milliliters, and 10 US Cups = 2,365.88 Milliliters.
To convert in the reverse direction — from Milliliters to US Cups — multiply by 0.00422675.
The cup is a volume measurement used primarily in US and Australian cooking, defined in the US as exactly 8 fluid ounces or 236.588 mL, and in metric countries as 250 mL. The Australian metric cup (250 mL) is the most commonly used outside the US. The cup is a natural recipe unit because it can be measured with a standard set of nesting cup measures, and because many ingredients — flour, sugar, rice, oats — are conveniently measured in cupfuls.
Two cups make one US pint; four cups make one quart; sixteen cups make one gallon. This powers-of-two structure makes scaling recipes intuitive: doubling a recipe means doubling every cup measurement. However, the cup is a volume measurement, not a weight measurement — a cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 120 to 160 grams depending on how it is scooped and whether it is sifted. This variability is why precision bakers increasingly weigh ingredients in grams rather than measuring them by volume.
Outside the US and Australia, the cup is largely unfamiliar as a cooking measurement. European, Asian, and South American cookbooks specify ingredients in grams and milliliters. The global spread of US and Australian recipe websites has exported the cup as a concept, but many non-American cooks must use conversion tables or measuring cups with milliliter markings to follow cup-based recipes. The cup's informality and volume-variability is exactly what metric cooking advocates cite as a reason to switch to weighing.
The milliliter (mL) is one thousandth of a liter, and is exactly equal to one cubic centimeter (cm³ or cc). This equivalence — one of the most useful in the metric system — means that a milliliter of water weighs almost exactly one gram at room temperature, connecting volume, length, and mass in a single elegant relationship. The milliliter is the standard unit for small liquid volumes in science, medicine, and everyday cooking throughout the metric world.
Medical dosing is almost universally expressed in milliliters: a teaspoon of cough syrup (5 mL), an insulin injection (a few tenths of a milliliter), an IV drip rate (mL per hour). Syringes are calibrated in milliliters, and the accuracy of dosing — critical for drugs with narrow therapeutic windows — depends on reading milliliter markings correctly. Blood test tubes typically hold 2–10 mL of sample.
In the kitchen, milliliters replace teaspoons and tablespoons in precise cooking and baking. A standard espresso shot is 30 mL; a typical yogurt serving is 150 mL; a wine glass holds 150–250 mL. Carbonated drinks are sold in 250 mL, 330 mL, 355 mL (a US 12 fl oz can), 500 mL, and 750 mL bottles — a range that neatly illustrates how the milliliter accommodates both personal servings and larger quantities.
1 US Cup equals 236.588 Milliliters.
To convert US Cups to Milliliters, multiply by 236.588. For example, 0.1 US Cups = 23.6588 Milliliters.
1 Milliliter equals 0.00422675 US Cups.