Convert Milliliters to Cups
Convert Milliliters to Cups instantly. 1 Milliliter (mL) equals 0.004227 Cups (cup).
Milliliters to Cups conversion table
| Milliliters (mL) | Cups (cup) |
|---|---|
| 1 mL | 0.004227 cup |
| 2 mL | 0.008454 cup |
| 3 mL | 0.01268 cup |
| 5 mL | 0.02113 cup |
| 10 mL | 0.04227 cup |
| 20 mL | 0.08454 cup |
| 50 mL | 0.2113 cup |
| 100 mL | 0.4227 cup |
| 500 mL | 2.1134 cup |
| 1,000 mL | 4.2268 cup |
1 Milliliter = 0.004227 Cups · multiply Milliliters by 0.004227
About converting Milliliters to Cups
Milliliters (mL) and Cups (cup) are both units of volume, so converting between them is a single multiplication: multiply your Milliliters figure by 0.004227. Ten Milliliters comes to 0.04227 Cups, and a hundred works out at 0.4227 Cups.
Rule of thumb: going from Milliliters to Cups divides, so the figure always shrinks — it takes about 236.5882 Milliliters to make a single Cup. If your answer came out bigger, you have the conversion the wrong way round.
What is a Milliliter?
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter, and it is exactly the same size as a cubic centimetre — the "cc" stamped on engines and syringes measures precisely the same thing. That equivalence is quietly useful: a 600 cc motorcycle engine and a 600 mL bottle of water occupy identical volumes, so figures from medicine and mechanics can be compared without any translation at all. The milliliter dominates wherever small quantities must be stated unambiguously: pharmacy, laboratory work, cosmetics and airline carry-on liquid limits are all written in mL rather than in spoons or ounces.
What is a Cup?
The cup is a cooking unit and nothing else — no scientific or trade use — and it is dangerously ambiguous. The US customary cup in recipes is about 237 mL, the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is exactly 250 mL, and the US legal cup that nutrition labels are calculated against is 240 mL, different again from the one in the cookbook. Recipes almost never say which they mean. The problem compounds for dry goods, since a cup measures volume while baking actually depends on mass: how hard you pack the flour changes the answer.
To put both in perspective: a standard wine pour is about 150 milliliters, while a cup is the measure American recipes count flour in.
The converter above updates as you type, and the table lists common values for quick reference. Need the opposite direction? Use the Cups to Milliliters converter, or browse all Volume converters.
Frequently asked questions
How many Cups are in one Milliliter?
There are 0.004227 Cups in one Milliliter.
How do I convert Milliliters to Cups?
Multiply the number of Milliliters by 0.004227. For example, 10 Milliliters = 0.04227 Cups.
What is 100 Milliliters in Cups?
100 Milliliters is equal to 0.4227 Cups.
How do I convert Cups to Milliliters?
Multiply the Cups value by 236.5882 (or divide by 0.004227).
Is this Milliliters to Cups conversion exact?
The definition is exact — Milliliters and Cups are both fixed against the same base by international agreement — but the decimal shown here is rounded for readability, because the true ratio does not terminate. For engineering or scientific work, carry more decimal places than this page displays.
What is a Milliliter?
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter, and it is exactly the same size as a cubic centimetre — the "cc" stamped on engines and syringes measures precisely the same thing. That equivalence is quietly useful: a 600 cc motorcycle engine and a 600 mL bottle of water occupy identical volumes, so figures from medicine and mechanics can be compared without any translation at all. The milliliter dominates wherever small quantities must be stated unambiguously: pharmacy, laboratory work, cosmetics and airline carry-on liquid limits are all written in mL rather than in spoons or ounces.
What is a Cup?
The cup is a cooking unit and nothing else — no scientific or trade use — and it is dangerously ambiguous. The US customary cup in recipes is about 237 mL, the metric cup used in Australia and much of Europe is exactly 250 mL, and the US legal cup that nutrition labels are calculated against is 240 mL, different again from the one in the cookbook. Recipes almost never say which they mean. The problem compounds for dry goods, since a cup measures volume while baking actually depends on mass: how hard you pack the flour changes the answer.