Cooking Measurement Converter

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Usage: (1) Select the cooking measuring unit to be converted 'from'. (2) Select the 'to' measuring unit. (3) Enter the 'from' unit value and tab out or click Convert.

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Food Item
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Metric Cup
cup
Millilitre
ml

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* Rounding may affect the result of very small decimal values. If you are expecting small decimal value, then please turn off the rounding option by selecting Do Not Round option in the Round To field.

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Metric Units of Food, Kitchen & Cooking Measures

Most of the countries use metric system of units like litres(l), millilitres(ml), kilograms(kg), etc.. for recipes and food measurements. Using metric units for measurement in kitchen will need special equipments. Metric units also included volume measurement in kitchen using utensils like cup, teaspoon, tablespoon etc. Below is the list of commonly used metric units of food measures. This includes generic metric units for volume and metric utensil units.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

Millilitre
ml
Decilitre
dl
Litre
l
Metric Teaspoon
tsp
Metric Dessertspoon
dstspn
Metric Tablespoon
tbsp
Metric Cup
cup

USA Customary Units Of Food Measures

USA follows the old British Imperial system of measurement with minor variations. It's called as USA Customary Units for volume measurements and Avoirdupois for weight measurements. But the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) department uses different measures for volume like cup, teaspoon and tablespoon especially for nutritional labeling. These measurements are specified with the prefix US FDA.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

US Teaspoon
tsp
US Dessertspoon
dstspn
US Tablespoon
tbsp
US Fluid Ounce
fl oz
US Cup
cup
US Pint
pt
US Dry Pint
pt
US Quart
qt
US Dry Quart
qt
US Gallon
gal
US Dry Gallon
gal
US FDA Teaspoon
tsp
US FDA Tablespoon
tbsp
US FDA Fluid Ounce
fl oz
US FDA Cup
cup

British Imperial Units Of Kitchen Measures

Imperial units or British Imperial Units were the standard measuring unit followed by British and most other parts of the world from 1824 to 1960 when the International System (SI) units came into existence.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

Imperial Teaspoon
tsp
Imperial Dessertspoon
dstspn
Imperial Tablespoon
tbsp
Imperial Fluid Ounce
fl oz
Imperial Cup
cup
Imperial Pint
pt
Imperial Quart
qt
Imperial Gallon
gal

United Kingdom(UK) Units Of Cooking Measurement

United Kingdom follows the metric unit for measurement. However few of the units are still in the old British Imperial system.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

UK Teaspoon
tsp
UK Dessertspoon
dstspn
UK Tablespoon
tbsp
UK Fluid Ounce
fl oz
UK Cup
cup
UK Pint
pt
UK Quart
qt
UK Gallon
gal

Canadian(CA) Units Of Recipe Measurement

Like United Kingdom, Canada also follows the metric utensil units. However, the Canadian cup size is different from UK cup size. Canadian cup size is measured at 250 ml compared to the UK cup size of 284.10 ml.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

CA Teaspoon
tsp
CA Dessertspoon
dstspn
CA Tablespoon
tbsp
CA Fluid Ounce
fl oz
CA Cup
cup
CA Pint
pt
CA Quart
qt
CA Gallon
gal

Australian Units Of Food & Cooking Measurement

Australia has been following the metric utensil measuring units since 1970. The only utensil unit which is different from metric and other countries’ units is Australian Tablespoon. Australian tablespoon is measured as 20 ml whereas the metric tablespoon is 15 ml.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

AU Teaspoon
tsp
AU Dessertspoon
dstspn
AU Tablespoon
tbsp
AU Fluid Ounce
fl oz
AU Cup
cup
AU Pint
pt
AU Quart
qt
AU Gallon
gal

Indian Units Of Culinary Measurement

In India, metric unit system is followed for all the measurements except few. The Indian standard cup size is derived from the commonly used teacup which is 180 ml. The teaspoon, tablespoon measurements are based on the metric system. Millilitres, litres, grams and kilograms are other common metric units used in recipes.

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

Indian Cup
cup

Japanese Units Of Food Measurement

Converting US Cup (cup) To: (Change the unit to be converted)

Japanese Cup
cup

Un-Official Units Of Cooking Measures

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Pinch
pinch

Reference


Page Last Modified On: May 24, 2017


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