Conversion formula
cup = mL × 0.004 (Canada)
cup = mL × 0.0042 (US)
cup = mL × 0.0042 (US)
In Canada, recipes and measuring cups use the 250 mL metric cup. The US cup is a little smaller: 236.6 mL. When you follow an American recipe, the 5% gap mostly matters in baking. Older Canadian recipes from before the 1970s sometimes used the imperial cup, which is 227 mL.
Millilitres to cups chart
| Millilitres | Canada | US |
|---|---|---|
| 50 mL | 0.2 cup | 0.21 cup |
| 60 mL | ¼ cup | ¼ cup |
| 80 mL | ⅓ cup | ⅓ cup |
| 100 mL | 0.4 cup | 0.42 cup |
| 125 mL | ½ cup | 0.53 cup |
| 150 mL | 0.6 cup | 0.63 cup |
| 175 mL | 0.7 cup | ¾ cup |
| 200 mL | 0.8 cup | 0.85 cup |
| 250 mL | 1 cup | 1.06 cups |
| 375 mL | 1 ½ cups | 1.59 cups |
| 500 mL | 2 cups | 2 ⅛ cups |
| 750 mL | 3 cups | 3.17 cups |
| 1,000 mL | 4 cups | 4.23 cups |
To convert every measure at once, use the cooking measurement converter. For an ingredient in grams, see cups to grams.