Commonly Used Measurements and Conversions by Ingredients

What many cooks may not know is that "standard" measurements--cups, teaspoons, quarts--differ between countries. One cup in the United States is different than one cup in the United Kingdom or in Australia and New Zealand.

• In the U.S., one cup (8 fluid ounces) = 237 milliliters
• In the U.K., one cup = 227 milliliters, or .96 U.S. cups
• In Australia, one cup = 250 milliliters

(Note that an Imperial Pint = 2.5 Imperial Cups, while in the U.S., a pint is only 2 cups).

Commonly Used Measurements & Equivalents

How many tablespoons are in a cup? Now you know.

1/2 teaspoon	=  30 drops
1 teaspoon	=  1/3 tablespoon or 60 drops
3 teaspoons	=  1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce
1/2 tablespoon	=  1 1/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon	=  3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce
2 tablespoons	=  1/8 cup or 1 fluid ounce
3 tablespoons	=  1 1/2 fluid ounce or 1 jigger
4 tablespoons	=  1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces
5 1/3 tablespoons	=  1/3 cup or 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
8 tablespoons	=  1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces
10 2/3 tablespoons	=  2/3 cup or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
12 tablespoons	=  3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces
16 tablespoons	=  1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint
1/8 cup	=  2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce
1/4 cup	=  4 tablespoons or 2 fluid ounces
1/3 cup	=  5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup	=  1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
1/2 cup	=  8 tablespoons or 4 fluid ounces
2/3 cup	=  10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
5/8 cup	=  1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons
3/4 cup	=  12 tablespoons or 6 fluid ounces
7/8 cup	=  3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
1 cup	=  16 tablespoons or 1/2 pint or 8 fluid ounces
2 cups	=  1 pint or 16 fluid ounces
1 pint	=  2 cups or 16 fluid ounces
1 quart	=  2 pints or 4 cups or 32 fluid ounces
1 gallon	=  4 quarts or 8 pints or 16 cups or 128 fluid ounces

Butter

If you know a cup of butter weighs 8 ounces, you could do the math yourself:

1 ounce = 28.34 grams, so one cup of butter weighs 227 grams.
1/4 cup of butter = 57 g
1/3 cup of butter = 76 g
1/2 cup of butter = 113 g

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Dry Goods

All-Purpose Flour and Confectioners' Sugar

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/8 cup (2 Tablespoons)	16 g	.563 oz
1/4 cup	32 g	1.13 oz
1/3 cup	43 g	1.5 oz
1/2 cup	64 g	2.25 oz
2/3 cup	85 g	3 oz
3/4 cup	96 g	3.38 oz
1 cup	128 g	4.5 oz

Bread Flour

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	34 g	1.2 oz
1/3 cup	45 g	1.6 oz
1/2 cup	68 g	2.4 oz
1 cup	136 g	4.8 oz

Rolled Oats

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 c	21 g	.75 oz
1/3 c	28 g	1 oz
1/2 c	43 g	1.5 oz
1 c	85 g	3 oz

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White Sugar (Granulated)

Cups	Grams	Ounces
2 Tbsp	25 g	.89 oz
1/4 cup	50 g	1.78 oz
1/3 cup	67 g	2.37 oz
1/2 cup	100 g	3.55 oz
2/3 cup	134 g	4.73 oz
3/4 cup	150 g	5.3 oz
1 cup	201 g	7.1 oz

Packed Brown Sugar

Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 c	55 g	1.9 oz
1/3 c	73 g	2.58 oz
1/2 c	110 g	3.88 oz
1 c	220 g	7.75 oz

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Honey, Molasses & Syrup

Cups	Grams	Ounces
2 Tbsp	43 g	1.5 oz
1/4 c	85 g	3 oz
1/3 c	113 g	4 oz
1/2 c	170 g	6 oz
2/3 c	227 g	8 oz
3/4 c	255 g	9 oz
1 c	340 g	12 oz

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Dry Goods

All-Purpose Flour: 1 cup = 4.5 oz
Bread Flour: 1 cup = 4.8 oz
Cake Flour: 1 cup = 3.9 oz
Pastry Flour: 1 cup = 4.25 oz
Whole Wheat Flour: 1 cup = 4.25
Cornmeal, coarse: 1 cup = 4.85 oz
Cornmeal, fine: 1 cup = 6.3 oz
Oats, rolled: 1 cup = 3 oz
Walnuts, chopped: 1 cup = 4.3 oz
Walnut/pecan halves: 1 cup = 3.5 oz
Coconut, dry shredded: 1 cup = 2.5 oz
Chocolate Chips: 1 cup = 5.35 oz

Eggs and Dairy Egg: one large egg = 1.7 oz Egg Yolk: one egg yolk = .7 oz Butter: 1 cup = 8 oz Milk: 1 cup = 8 oz. Heavy Cream: 1 cup = 8.4 oz Cream Cheese: 1 cup = 8.2 oz Sour Cream/Yogurt: 1 cup = 8.6 oz

Sugars, Syrups and Oils Granulated Sugar: 1 cup = 7.1 oz Brown Sugar, packed: 1 cup = 7.75 oz Powdered Sugar, sifted: 1 cup = 3.6 oz Powdered Sugar, unsifted: 1 cup = 4.4 Corn Syrup: 1 cup = 11.5 oz Honey: 1 cup = 12 oz Molasses: 1 cup = 11.6 oz Vegetable Oil: 1 cup = 7.7 oz Solid Shortening: 1 cup =7.25 oz