1 mL = 0.00422675 cup (milliliter → US cup)
1 mL = 0.00422675 cup
1 milliliter equals 0.00422675 US cups. To convert milliliters to US cups, multiply the milliliter value by 0.00422675. For quick reference: 1 mL = 0.00422675 cup, 5 mL = 0.0211338 cup, 10 mL = 0.0422675 cup, 100 mL = 0.422675 cup.
US cups = Milliliters × 0.00422675Millilitres to US cups divides by 236.588. A 500 mL quantity is 2.11 US cups; 250 mL is 1.06 US cups. Because cups vary by standard (US customary 236.6 mL, US legal 240 mL, metric 250 mL), converting a precise millilitre value to cups always loses a little accuracy — which is why bakers prefer to weigh ingredients in grams rather than measure cups. Use this conversion to approximate, then trust a scale for anything that must rise.
Start with your value in milliliters.
Multiply the milliliter value by 0.00422675. This is the exact conversion factor from milliliters to US cups.
The product is your value in US cups. For example, 5 mL × 0.00422675 = 0.0211338 cup.
The exact factor from milliliters to US cups is 0.00422675.
US cups = Milliliters × 0.00422675
Fifty common reference values, hand-picked for skim utility. Use the calculator above for any value not listed.
| Milliliters (mL) | US cups (cup) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 mL | 0.00042268 cup |
| 0.25 mL | 0.0010567 cup |
| 0.5 mL | 0.0021134 cup |
| 1 mL | 0.0042268 cup |
| 1.5 mL | 0.0063401 cup |
| 2 mL | 0.0084535 cup |
| 2.5 mL | 0.010567 cup |
| 3 mL | 0.01268 cup |
| 4 mL | 0.016907 cup |
| 5 mL | 0.021134 cup |
| 6 mL | 0.025361 cup |
| 7 mL | 0.029587 cup |
| 8 mL | 0.033814 cup |
| 9 mL | 0.038041 cup |
| 10 mL | 0.042268 cup |
| 12 mL | 0.050721 cup |
| 15 mL | 0.063401 cup |
| 20 mL | 0.084535 cup |
| 25 mL | 0.10567 cup |
| 30 mL | 0.1268 cup |
| 40 mL | 0.16907 cup |
| 50 mL | 0.21134 cup |
| 60 mL | 0.25361 cup |
| 75 mL | 0.31701 cup |
| 100 mL | 0.42268 cup |
| 125 mL | 0.52834 cup |
| 150 mL | 0.63401 cup |
| 200 mL | 0.84535 cup |
| 250 mL | 1.0567 cup |
| 300 mL | 1.268 cup |
| 400 mL | 1.6907 cup |
| 500 mL | 2.1134 cup |
| 600 mL | 2.5361 cup |
| 750 mL | 3.1701 cup |
| 1000 mL | 4.2268 cup |
| 1500 mL | 6.3401 cup |
| 2000 mL | 8.4535 cup |
| 2500 mL | 10.567 cup |
| 3000 mL | 12.68 cup |
| 4000 mL | 16.907 cup |
| 5000 mL | 21.134 cup |
| 7500 mL | 31.701 cup |
| 10000 mL | 42.268 cup |
| 15000 mL | 63.401 cup |
| 20000 mL | 84.535 cup |
| 25000 mL | 105.67 cup |
| 30000 mL | 126.8 cup |
| 40000 mL | 169.07 cup |
| 50000 mL | 211.34 cup |
| 100000 mL | 422.68 cup |
A standard medicine dropper is 1 mL. A teaspoon holds 5 mL. A typical wine glass pour is 150 mL.
The milliliter (mL) is a metric unit of volume equal to one-thousandth of a liter, or one cubic centimeter. It is the everyday unit for medication dosing, beverage sizes outside the US, and cooking in most of the world. Note that a US fluid ounce is 29.5735 mL, while a UK fluid ounce is 28.4131 mL.
The US legal cup, as used in nutrition labels, equals exactly 240 mL; the US customary cup, used in recipes, equals 236.5882365 mL (half a US liquid pint, or 8 US fluid ounces). Convertitive uses the customary value, which matches how most US cookbooks specify quantities. UK and Australian metric cups are 250 mL — yet another small but consequential difference.