Math Playground
Measurement

Measuring cups

Cooking conversions — cups to tablespoons to millilitres.

Cooking volume conversions.

Type a value, pick units
236.588

1 cup = 236.588 mL

Kitchen volume chart

  • 1 tsp = 5 mL · 1 tbsp = 15 mL = 3 tsp.
  • 1 cup (US) ≈ 240 mL = 16 tbsp · ½ cup = 120 mL · ¼ cup = 60 mL.
  • 1 fl oz ≈ 30 mL · 1 pint = 2 cups · 1 quart = 4 cups.
Your turn

A recipe needs ¾ cup of milk but you only have a tablespoon. How many tablespoons?

A US cup (≈240 mL) is not the same as a metric cup (250 mL) or a UK cup — for baking, a kitchen scale beats cups.

Common

  • 1 cup ≈ 240 mL (US)
  • 1 tbsp = 15 mL = 3 tsp
  • 1 tsp = 5 mL