Milliliters to Cups Converter
Unit ConversionConvert milliliters to cups: 1 milliliter is about 0.00422675 cups. With a conversion table, the formula and every related volume converter.
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SponsoredThis calculator converts a volume in milliliters to US cups using the exact factor: divide the milliliter value by 236.5882365. One US cup is defined as exactly one sixteenth of a US gallon, and one US gallon as exactly 3,785.411784 mL, so this factor carries no rounding at all.
Metric recipes and product labels give quantities in milliliters, and converting back to cups makes it possible to follow the recipe with standard US measuring cups. This is one of the most common metric-to-US conversions in home cooking, since cups are the primary volume unit on most US recipes.
For a milliliter value that needs to become tablespoons instead, see the related converters below.
Milliliters to Cups Conversion Table
This table covers common metric recipe measurements.
| Milliliters | Cups |
|---|---|
| 60 ml | 0.2536 cups |
| 120 ml | 0.5072 cups |
| 180 ml | 0.7608 cups |
| 236.588 ml | 1 cup |
| 250 ml | 1.0567 cups |
| 355 ml | 1.5005 cups |
| 473 ml | 1.9993 cups |
| 500 ml | 2.1134 cups |
| 1,000 ml | 4.2268 cups |
The Milliliters to Cups Formula
To convert milliliters to cups, divide the milliliter value by 236.5882365. For example, 500 mL divided by 236.5882365 equals approximately 2.11 cups.
To go the other way, from cups back to milliliters, multiply by the same factor instead. For a milliliter value that needs to become tablespoons, see the Milliliters to Tablespoons converter below.
Why 240 mL Is Sometimes Used Instead of 236.588 mL
US nutrition labeling rounds a cup to 240 mL for simplicity, slightly rounder than the exact customary value of 236.5882365 mL used throughout this page. This is an officially-sanctioned rounding, not an error, and it is also close to a real metric cup (250 mL), used in some other countries.
Which Figure This Calculator Uses
This calculator uses the exact 236.5882365 mL customary value, the more precise choice for scaling a recipe accurately. A nutrition label or dosing chart that specifically calls for 240 mL is using the rounded nutrition-labeling figure instead, not an error.
Because 1 cubic centimeter is exactly 1 milliliter, the Cubic Centimeters to Milliliters Converter is the quick check when a label uses cc instead of mL. When a recipe lists dry ingredients in grams, the Cups to Grams Converter converts a cup of flour, sugar, butter, rice, or cocoa into its weight. When an ingredient is weighed rather than measured, the Grams to Milliliters Converter turns grams into milliliters for the ingredient you pick.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 5 milliliters?
About 0.0211338 cups.
How many cups is 15 milliliters?
About 0.0634013 cups.
How many cups is 30 milliliters?
About 0.126803 cups.
How many cups is 75 milliliters?
About 0.317006 cups.
Is 1 cup the same as 250 mL?
Not exactly. The US customary cup is 236.588 mL; 250 mL is the separate metric cup used in some other countries.
Can a mL-to-cups result be negative?
No. A volume can't be below zero, so a negative entry shows a dash instead of a result. A minus sign in front of a value is usually a typing slip.
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