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1 cup = 236.588 mL
This converter uses the U.S. customary cup. One U.S. customary cup is approximately 236.588 milliliters. Cup sizes are not universal, and some measurement systems use a 250 mL metric cup.
1.5 cups × 236.588 = 354.882 mL. For typical kitchen use, this can be rounded to about 354.9 mL or 355 mL.
Cups: A U.S. customary cup is equal to 8 U.S. fluid ounces and is approximately 236.588 milliliters.
Milliliters: A milliliter is one-thousandth of a liter and is commonly used for measuring small liquid volumes.
This converter uses 236.588 mL per U.S. customary cup. Rounding to the nearest milliliter is usually sufficient for everyday cooking, while baking or recipe scaling may benefit from retaining more precision until the final result.
| Cups | Milliliters |
|---|---|
| 1 | 236.59 |
| 2 | 473.18 |
| 4 | 946.35 |
Cups to milliliters conversions are commonly used in cooking, baking, meal preparation, and converting US recipes to metric measurements.
Milliliters are widely used in Canada and most international recipes, while cups remain common in American cooking.
No. This converter uses the U.S. customary cup, which is approximately 236.588 mL. A metric cup is commonly 250 mL.
Yes, when you are converting volume. Cups and milliliters both measure volume, but converting an ingredient to weight requires its density.
Some recipe publishers round the U.S. customary cup to 240 mL as a practical kitchen approximation.
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