Millilitres to US cups
Multiply millilitres by 0.00422675 to get US cups.
200 mL = 0.845351 cup
How to convert millilitres to US cups
The US cup is a US customary cup, one sixteenth of a gallon (236.5882365 millilitres). The millilitre is one thousandth of a litre, equal to one cubic centimetre (cm³).
Worked example — 200 mL: 200 × 0.00422675 = 0.845351 cup.
Millilitres to US cups table
| Millilitres | US cups |
|---|---|
| 50 mL | 0.211338 cup |
| 100 mL | 0.422675 cup |
| 118 mL | 0.498757 cup |
| 150 mL | 0.634013 cup |
| 200 mL | 0.845351 cup |
| 237 mL | 1.0017 cup |
| 250 mL | 1.0567 cup |
| 500 mL | 2.1134 cup |
| 1,000 mL | 4.2268 cup |
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About millilitres and US cups
Millilitre (mL)
1 mL = 0.00422675 cupDefinition. One thousandth of a litre, equal to one cubic centimetre (cm³)
History and origin
The millilitre is one thousandth of a litre, equal to one cubic centimetre. It came with the decimal metric system as the unit for small liquid volumes.
Current use
Millilitres are used for recipes, medicine doses and cosmetics, and are printed on most small bottles and cans.
Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the litre is an SI-accepted unit (1 L = 1 dm³)
US cup (cup)
1 cup = 236.5882 mLDefinition. A US customary cup, one sixteenth of a gallon (236.5882365 millilitres)
History and origin
The US customary cup was standardised as a cooking measure at one sixteenth of a gallon, about 237 millilitres. It became popular through American recipe books in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Current use
The cup is the dominant volume measure in US home cooking and baking; metric recipes usually give millilitres or grams instead.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Where people use this
Millilitres: recipes, medicine doses, cosmetics. US cups: recipes, baking. 237 mL is about 1 US cup.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Sources: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents); BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the litre is an SI-accepted unit (1 L = 1 dm³).
Questions people ask
How many mL is 1 cup?
One US cup is about 237 mL (236.6 mL). To convert mL to cups, divide by 237.
How many cups is 500 mL?
500 mL is about 2.1 US cups, and 250 mL is about 1.06 cups.
Is 250 mL one cup?
Close but not exact: 250 mL is about 1.06 US cups, while a US cup is 237 mL.
How many cups is 1000 mL?
1000 mL, which is one litre, is about 4.2 US cups.
How many mL is half a cup?
Half a US cup is about 118 mL, and a quarter cup is about 59 mL.