Cooking measurement conversions
There are 16 tablespoons in a cup, 3 teaspoons in a tablespoon and 8 fluid ounces in a cup. Here is the full chart for US measures, plus how metric and British measures differ.
| US measure | Milliliters | Tablespoons | Teaspoons | Fluid ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup (US) | 236.6 ml | 16 tbsp | 48 tsp | 8 fl oz |
| ¾ cup | 177.4 ml | 12 tbsp | 36 tsp | 6 fl oz |
| ⅔ cup | 157.7 ml | 10 tbsp + 2 tsp | 32 tsp | 5.3 fl oz |
| ½ cup | 118.3 ml | 8 tbsp | 24 tsp | 4 fl oz |
| ⅓ cup | 78.9 ml | 5 tbsp + 1 tsp | 16 tsp | 2.7 fl oz |
| ¼ cup | 59.1 ml | 4 tbsp | 12 tsp | 2 fl oz |
| ⅛ cup | 29.6 ml | 2 tbsp | 6 tsp | 1 fl oz |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.8 ml | 1 tbsp | 3 tsp | ½ fl oz |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.9 ml | ⅓ tbsp | 1 tsp | ⅙ fl oz |
US, metric and UK measures
| Measure | Volume | Used in |
|---|---|---|
| US customary cup | 236.6 ml | US recipes |
| US “legal” cup | 240 ml | US nutrition labels |
| Metric cup | 250 ml | Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa |
| UK imperial cup | 284 ml | Old British recipes |
| US tablespoon | 14.8 ml | US |
| Metric tablespoon | 15 ml | UK, Europe, Canada, NZ |
| Australian tablespoon | 20 ml | Australia (= 4 teaspoons) |
| Teaspoon | 5 ml (US 4.9 ml) | Everywhere |
| US fluid ounce | 29.6 ml | US |
| UK fluid ounce | 28.4 ml | UK |
Converting a dry ingredient to grams? Volume to weight depends on the ingredient. Use the cups to grams converter.