How Many Milliliters Are in a Cup?
1 Cup = 236.588 Milliliters
There are 236.588 milliliters in one cup.
These are US customary measures, the standard in American recipes. An imperial cup (UK, pre-metric) is 284 mL and an imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces, so a recipe written in imperial units will not match these numbers.
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1 Cup = 236.588 Milliliter
How to convert How Many Milliliters Are in a Cup?
- 1Start with the conversion formula: mL = cup × 236.588
- 2Substitute the value: mL = 1 × 236.588
- 3That gives the result: 1 Cup = 236.588 Milliliters
In everyday use, 1 cup is about 237 milliliters.
For a quick mental estimate, multiply Cups by about 237 — the exact factor is 236.588.
Cups to Milliliters table
| Cups (cup) | Milliliters (mL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 236.588 |
| 2 | 473.176 |
| 3 | 709.764 |
| 4 | 946.352 |
| 5 | 1182.94 |
| 6 | 1419.53 |
| 7 | 1656.12 |
| 8 | 1892.7 |
| 9 | 2129.29 |
| 10 | 2365.88 |
| 12 | 2839.06 |
| 16 | 3785.41 |
| 20 | 4731.76 |
| 24 | 5678.11 |
Unit definitions
- Cup (cup)
- The Cup (cup) is a unit of volume equal to 236.588 Milliliters.
- Milliliter (mL)
- The Milliliter (mL) is the reference unit for volume in this converter — every other volume unit is defined relative to it.
Frequently asked questions
- How many milliliters are in a cup?
- There are 236.588 milliliters in one cup.
- How many milliliters are in 2 cups?
- 2 cups contain 473.176 milliliters.
- How many cups are in a milliliter?
- One milliliter is 0.00422676 cups, the inverse of this conversion.
- What is 1 cup rounded to a simpler number of milliliters?
- In everyday use, 1 cup is about 237 milliliters. The exact value is 236.588 milliliters.
- Do these numbers apply to imperial measures too?
- These are US customary measures, the standard in American recipes. An imperial cup (UK, pre-metric) is 284 mL and an imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces, so a recipe written in imperial units will not match these numbers.