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Capacity, including the kitchen measures that differ between countries. 21 units, converted from one table of exact factors.
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Worth knowing. A US cup, an imperial cup and a metric cup are three different sizes. Recipes rarely say which, so the converter shows all three rather than choosing for you.
1 US cup in every other volume unit
Computed by the same engine that runs the converter above, so these can never drift apart from it.
| From | Equals | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 US cup | 0.23658824 | liter (L) |
| 1 US cup | 236.58824 | milliliter (mL) |
| 1 US cup | 0.00023658824 | cubic meter (m³) |
| 1 US cup | 236.58824 | cubic centimeter (cm³) |
| 1 US cup | 14.4375 | cubic inch (in³) |
| 1 US cup | 0.0083550347 | cubic foot (ft³) |
| 1 US cup | 0.0625 | US gallon (gal) |
| 1 US cup | 0.25 | US quart (qt) |
| 1 US cup | 0.5 | US pint (pt) |
| 1 US cup | 8 | US fluid ounce (fl oz) |
| 1 US cup | 16 | US tablespoon (tbsp) |
| 1 US cup | 48 | US teaspoon (tsp) |
| 1 US cup | 0.052042137 | imperial gallon (imp gal) |
| 1 US cup | 0.20816855 | imperial quart (imp qt) |
| 1 US cup | 0.41633709 | imperial pint (imp pt) |
| 1 US cup | 8.3267418 | imperial fluid ounce (imp fl oz) |
| 1 US cup | 13.322787 | imperial tablespoon (imp tbsp) |
| 1 US cup | 39.968361 | imperial teaspoon (imp tsp) |
| 1 US cup | 0.94635295 | metric cup (metric cup) |
| 1 US cup | 0.0014880952 | oil barrel (bbl) |
What each unit actually is
Most converters give you a number and stop. Where a figure is exact by definition we say so, and where it is an average or shifts with conditions we say that too — that is usually the thing you needed to know.
| Unit | Symbol | What it actually is |
|---|---|---|
| liter | L | One cubic decimetre. Exact since 1964. |
| milliliter | mL | One cubic centimetre. Exact. |
| cubic meter | m³ | 1,000 litres. Exact. |
| cubic centimeter | cm³ | Identical to a millilitre. Exact. |
| cubic inch | in³ | Exact, since the inch is defined. |
| cubic foot | ft³ | Exact. |
| US gallon | gal | Exactly 231 cubic inches. Smaller than the imperial gallon. |
| US quart | qt | A quarter of a US gallon. Exact. |
| US pint | pt | 16 US fluid ounces. Exact. The imperial pint is 20. |
| US cup | cup | Half a US pint, exactly. The US legal cup used on nutrition labels is 240 mL, which is slightly different. |
| US fluid ounce | fl oz | One sixteenth of a US pint. Exact. |
| US tablespoon | tbsp | Half a US fluid ounce. Exact. Australia uses a 20 mL tablespoon. |
| US teaspoon | tsp | One third of a US tablespoon. Exact. |
| imperial gallon | imp gal | Exactly 4.54609 L. About 20% larger than the US gallon. |
| imperial quart | imp qt | A quarter of an imperial gallon. Exact. |
| imperial pint | imp pt | 20 imperial fluid ounces. Exact. |
| imperial fluid ounce | imp fl oz | Exact. Slightly smaller than the US fluid ounce. |
| imperial tablespoon | imp tbsp | Exact. |
| imperial teaspoon | imp tsp | Exact. |
| metric cup | metric cup | Exactly 250 mL. Used in Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe. |
| oil barrel | bbl | 42 US gallons. Exact. The unit crude oil is priced in. |