1 cup = 236.588 mL
1 US cup equals 236.588 milliliters. To convert US cups to milliliters, multiply the US cup value by 236.588. For quick reference: 1 cup = 236.588 mL, 5 cup = 1182.94 mL, 10 cup = 2365.88 mL, 100 cup = 23658.8 mL.
Milliliters = US cups × 236.588Start with your value in US cups.
Multiply the US cup value by 236.588. This is the exact conversion factor from US cups to milliliters.
The product is your value in milliliters. For example, 5 cup × 236.588 = 1182.94 mL.
The exact factor from US cups to milliliters is 236.588.
Milliliters = US cups × 236.588
Fifty common reference values, hand-picked for skim utility. Use the calculator above for any value not listed.
| US cups (cup) | Milliliters (mL) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 cup | 23.659 mL |
| 0.25 cup | 59.147 mL |
| 0.5 cup | 118.29 mL |
| 1 cup | 236.59 mL |
| 1.5 cup | 354.88 mL |
| 2 cup | 473.18 mL |
| 2.5 cup | 591.47 mL |
| 3 cup | 709.76 mL |
| 4 cup | 946.35 mL |
| 5 cup | 1182.9 mL |
| 6 cup | 1419.5 mL |
| 7 cup | 1656.1 mL |
| 8 cup | 1892.7 mL |
| 9 cup | 2129.3 mL |
| 10 cup | 2365.9 mL |
| 12 cup | 2839.1 mL |
| 15 cup | 3548.8 mL |
| 20 cup | 4731.8 mL |
| 25 cup | 5914.7 mL |
| 30 cup | 7097.6 mL |
| 40 cup | 9463.5 mL |
| 50 cup | 11829 mL |
| 60 cup | 14195 mL |
| 75 cup | 17744 mL |
| 100 cup | 23659 mL |
| 125 cup | 29574 mL |
| 150 cup | 35488 mL |
| 200 cup | 47318 mL |
| 250 cup | 59147 mL |
| 300 cup | 70976 mL |
| 400 cup | 94635 mL |
| 500 cup | 118294 mL |
| 600 cup | 141953 mL |
| 750 cup | 177441 mL |
| 1000 cup | 236588 mL |
| 1500 cup | 354882 mL |
| 2000 cup | 473176 mL |
| 2500 cup | 591471 mL |
| 3000 cup | 709765 mL |
| 4000 cup | 946353 mL |
| 5000 cup | 1182941 mL |
| 7500 cup | 1774412 mL |
| 10000 cup | 2365882 mL |
| 15000 cup | 3548824 mL |
| 20000 cup | 4731765 mL |
| 25000 cup | 5914706 mL |
| 30000 cup | 7097647 mL |
| 40000 cup | 9463529 mL |
| 50000 cup | 11829412 mL |
| 100000 cup | 23658824 mL |
A standard US recipe cup of water is about 237 mL. Most US recipes call for cups; weighing in grams is more reliable. In milliliters, that gives you: 1 cup = 236.588 mL, 10 cup = 2365.88 mL, 100 cup = 23658.8 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.
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.