Cooking
Millilitres to US cups
Convert millilitres to US legal cups. The US legal cup used on nutrition labels is 240 ml; the older US customary cup is 236.588 ml. This tool uses the legal cup.
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cups
cups = ml × 0.00416667
Quick reference
| Common amount | ml | cups |
|---|---|---|
| 60 ml | 60 ml | 0.25 cups |
| 120 ml | 120 ml | 0.5 cups |
| 240 ml (1 cup) | 240 ml | 1 cups |
| 250 ml (metric cup) | 250 ml | 1.042 cups |
| 500 ml | 500 ml | 2.083 cups |
| 1 litre | 1000 ml | 4.167 cups |
About this conversion
The US legal cup is 240 ml — this is what appears on US nutrition labels. The metric cup used in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada is 250 ml. The Imperial (UK) cup, rarely used today, is 284 ml.