ml to cups

This converter makes instant conversions from milliliters (ml) to US cups (c). It also provides the conversion steps. To use the converter, please provide a value in the input field. The converter will begin making conversions as the values are being typed in.

A milliliters (ml) is a unit of volume in the International System of Units (SI). In SI, units of measurement are comprised of a base unit and a prefix that describes the magnitude of the unit. The base unit of the milliliters is the liter, and the prefix "milli-" indicates the magnitude 10^-3. In other words, a milliliter is liters.

A cup (c) is a unit of volume in the United States (US) customary system as well as in a few other systems of measurements. However, the sizes of the cups are different in these measurement systems. The US customary system is still widely used in few counties today. Unlike SI, the relationship between units of measurement within the US customary system is not as clear; it is necessary to know the specific conversions between the units of measurement even within the same system. For example, there are 8 fluid ounces in a cup, and 4 cups in a quart.

How many cups in a milliliter?

In the US customary systems, a cup is defined to have 236.5882365 milliliters exactly. Based on this definition, there are ≈ 0.0338140227 cups in a milliliter.

How to convert milliliters to cups

Based on the definition of 1 cup being exactly 236.5882365 milliliters in the US customary system, the milliliter to cup conversion formula is:

Thus, to convert from milliliters to cups, divide a value in milliliters by 236.5882365. For example, convert the volume of 500 milliliters of water to cups: