About Cups → ml
American cookbook cups translate to milliliters for cooks using metric beakers. US customary cup is smaller than some metric cup conventions.
Multiply cups by ~236.588 for mL.
US cups in, milliliters out.
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Cups to ml Converter
American cookbook cups translate to milliliters for cooks using metric beakers. US customary cup is smaller than some metric cup conventions.
How to use this tool
Input US cups. Calculate for milliliters.
Formula & methodology
This cups to ml converter applies the standard relationship below. Intermediate values are kept at full precision; only the displayed result is rounded.
mL = US cups x 236.588236
Tips for accurate results
- 2 US cups ~ 473 mL.
- Reverse: ml-to-cups.
- Liquid vs dry cup sets should still match volume for water-like liquids.
- Scale recipes by converting base liquid first.
Frequently asked questions
1 cup in ml?
About 236.6 mL (US).
UK cup?
May differ; this tool targets US cup unless noted.
Free?
Yes.
Weight grams?
Ingredient-specific—use baking converter.
Sources & references
The factors and formulas used by this tool follow these references:
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure, 9th edition)
Last reviewed: September 2026. Found an error? Tell us and we will correct it.
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