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Conversions Charts

Conversion caluculator  

Cooking Conversion Table

 

U.S. to Metric

Capacity

1/5 teaspoon = 1 ml

1 teaspoon = 5 ml

1 tablespoon = 15 ml

1 fluid oz. = 30 ml

1/5 cup = 50 ml

1 cup = 240 ml

2 cups (1 pint) = 470 ml

4 cups (1 quart) = .95 liter

4 quarts (1 gal.) = 3.8 liters

Weight

1 oz. = 28 grams

1 pound = 454 grams

 

Metric to U.S.

Capacity

1 militers = 1/5 teaspoon

5 ml = 1 teaspoon

15 ml = 1 tablespoon

30 ml = 1 fluid oz.

100 ml = 3.4 fluid oz.

240 ml = 1 cup

1 liter = 34 fluid oz.

1 liter = 4.2 cups

1 liter = 2.1 pints

1 liter = 1.06 quarts

1 liter = .26 gallon

Weight

1 gram = .035 ounce

100 grams = 3.5 ounces

500 grams = 1.10 pounds

1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds

1 kilogram = 35 oz.

 

Cooking Measurement Equivalents

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup

10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 2/3 cup

8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup

6 tablespoons = 3/8 cup

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup

4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup

2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 1/6 cup

1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup

2 cups = 1 pint

2 pints = 1 quart

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

 

 

 

British and American Variances

Term

Abbreviation

Nationality

Dry or liquid

Metric equivalent

Equivalent

cup

c., C.

 

usually liquid

237 milliliters

16 tablespoons or 8 ounces

ounce

fl oz, fl. oz.

American

liquid only

29.57 milliliters

 

British

either

28.41 milliliters

 

gallon

gal.

American

liquid only

3.785 liters

4 quarts

British

either

4.546 liters

4 quarts

inch

in, in.

 

 

2.54 centimeters

 

ounce

oz, oz.

American

dry

28.35 grams

1/16 pound

liquid

see OUNCE

see OUNCE

pint

p., pt.

American

liquid

0.473 liter

1/8 gallon or 16 ounces

dry

0.551 liter

1/2 quart

British

either

0.568 liter

 

pound

lb.

 

dry

453.592 grams

16 ounces

quart

q., qt, qt.

American

liquid

0.946 liter

1/4 gallon or 32 ounces

dry

1.101 liters

2 pints

British

either

1.136 liters

 

teaspoon

t., tsp., tsp

 

either

about 5 milliliters

1/3 tablespoon

tablespoon

T., tbs., tbsp.

 

either

about 15 milliliters

3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce

 

Oven Temperatures 

 

American Standard

Metric

250° F

130° C

300° F

150° C

350° F

180° C

400° F

200° C

450° F

230° C

 

Volume (Liquid) 

American Standard 

 (Cups & Quarts )

American Standard

(Ounces)

 Metric

 (Milliliters & Liters)

2 tbsp 

1 fl. oz.

30 ml

1/4 cup

2 fl. oz.

60 ml

1/2 cup

4 fl. oz.

125 ml

1 cup

8 fl. oz. 

250 ml

1 1/2 cups

12 fl. oz.

375 ml

2 cups or 1 pint

16 fl. oz.

500 ml

4 cups or 1 quart

32 fl. oz.

1000 ml or 1 liter

1 gallon

128 fl. oz.

4 liters

 

Volume (Dry)

 

American Standard

Metric

1/8 teaspoon

.5 ml

1/4 teaspoon

1 ml

1/2 teaspoon

2 ml

3/4 teaspoon

4 ml

1 teaspoon

5 ml

1 tablespoon

15 ml

1/4 cup

59 ml

1/3 cup

79 ml

1/2 cup

118 ml

2/3 cup

158 ml

3/4 cup

177 ml

1 cup

225 ml 

2 cups or 1 pint

450 ml

3 cups

675 ml

4 cups or 1 quart

1 liter

1/2 gallon

2 liters

1 gallon

4 liters

 

 

Volume (Liquid) 

American Standard 

 (Cups & Quarts )

American Standard

(Ounces)

Metric

(Milliliters & Liters)

2 tbsp 

1 fl. oz.

30 ml

1/4 cup

2 fl. oz.

60 ml

1/2 cup

4 fl. oz.

125 ml

1 cup

8 fl. oz. 

250 ml

1 1/2 cups

12 fl. oz.

375 ml

2 cups or 1 pint

16 fl. oz.

500 ml

4 cups or 1 quart

32 fl. oz.

1000 ml or 1 liter

1 gallon

128 fl. oz.

4 liters

Weight (Mass)

 

American Standard 

(Ounces)

Metric

(Grams)

1/2 ounce

15 grams

1 ounce

30 grams

3 ounces

85 grams 

3.75 ounces

100 grams

4 ounces

115 grams

8 ounces

225 grams

12 ounces

340 grams

16 ounces or 1 pound

450 grams

 

 

 Dry

 Measure

 

 Equivalents

 3 teaspoons

 1 tablespoon

 1/2 ounce

 14.3 grams

 2 tablespoons

1/8 cup

 1 ounce

 28.3 grams

 4 tablespoons

 1/4 cup

 2 ounces

 56.7 grams

 5 1/3 tablespoons

 1/3 cup

 2.6 ounces

 75.6 grams

 8 tablespoons

 1/2 cup

 4 ounces

 113.4 grams

 12 tablespoons

 3/4 cup

 6 ounces

 .375 pound

 32 tablespoons

 2 cups

 16 ounces

 1 pound