What is a 'cup' in american cooking recipes?

8 oz or 1/2 lb. by weight. Volume would require a measuring device.What is a 'cup' in american cooking recipes?
236.6 milliletersWhat is a 'cup' in american cooking recipes?
It is equivalent to about 2.4 deciliters
8 fluid ounces or 16 Tablespoons or 1/4 quart (US) or about 230ml.





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1 cup 200 ml and 2-15 ml spoons


1 1/4 cup 300 ml


1 1/3 cup 300 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


1 1/2 cup 350 ml


1 2/3 cup 375 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


1 3/4 cup 400 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


2 cups 475 ml


2 1/4 cups 500 ml and 2-15 ml spoons


2 1/3 cups 550 ml


2 1/2 cups 600 ml


2 2/3 cups 600 ml and 2-15 ml spoons


2 3/4 cups 650 ml


3 cups 700 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


3 1/4 cups 775 ml


3 1/3 cups 800 ml


3 1/2 cups 800 ml and 2-15 ml spoons


3 2/3 cups 850 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


3 3/4 cups 875 ml


4 cups 950 ml


4 1/4 cups 1000 ml


4 1/3 cups 1000 ml and 2-15 ml spoons


4 1/2 cups 1050 ml and 1-15 ml spoon


4 2/3 cups 1100 ml


4 3/4 cups 1125 ml


5 cups 1175 ml and 1-15 ml spoon








Quick Conversions





U.S. Standard


Metric





1 cup


200 ml and 2-15 ml spoons





1 1/4 cup


300 ml





1 1/3 cup


300 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





1 1/2 cup


350 ml





1 2/3 cup


375 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





1 3/4 cup


400 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





2 cups


475 ml





2 1/4 cups


500 ml and 2-15 ml spoons





2 1/3 cups


550 ml





2 1/2 cups


600 ml





2 2/3 cups


600 ml and 2-15 ml spoons





2 3/4 cups


650 ml





3 cups


700 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





3 1/4 cups


775 ml





3 1/3 cups


800 ml





3 1/2 cups


800 ml and 2-15 ml spoons





3 2/3 cups


850 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





3 3/4 cups


875 ml





4 cups


950 ml





4 1/4 cups


1000 ml





4 1/3 cups


1000 ml and 2-15 ml spoons





4 1/2 cups


1050 ml and 1-15 ml spoon





4 2/3 cups


1100 ml





4 3/4 cups


1125 ml





5 cups


1175 ml and 1-15 ml spoon
1 cup is 8 ounces, that's the same as 237 milliliters
A cup is about 8 FLUID ounces, not just 8 ounces. Fluid ounces are a measure of volume, while ounces are a measure of weight. So cups are a measure of volume as well.





In American, a cup is about 8 fluid ounces. But remember an American fluid ounce is about 29.57 milliliters while a British fluid ounce is about 28.41 milliliters. AND there is rounding sometimes.





So 1 American cup would be about 236.5 mL, but sometimes it gets rounded to 240 mL.





British Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) usually define a cup as 1 quarter of a litre, which is about 8.8 British fluid ounces, or 250 mL.





As for the UK itself, I have heard that cup measurements are not as popular there. Once source says British cups are 8 British fluid oz, or roughly 227 mL, but another source says they use the same sort of cup as used in those Commonwealth countries (250 mL). So I don't know.
8 ounces