Liquids (and Herbs and Spices)

Liquids can be converted to liters or milliliters with the following table. Small volumes
(less than about 1 fluid ounce or 2 tablespoons) of ingredients such as salt, herbs,
spices, baking powder, etc. should also be converted with this table. Do not use this
table to convert other non-liquid ingredients.

Volume Conversions: Normally used for liquids only

Customary quantity Metric equivalent

1 teaspoon 5 mL

1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce 15 mL

1 fluid ounce or 1/8 cup 30 mL

1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces 60 mL

1/3 cup 80 mL

1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces 120 mL

2/3 cup 160 mL

3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces 180 mL

1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or half a pint 240 mL

1 1/2 cups or 12 fluid ounces 350 mL

2 cups or 1 pint or 16 fluid ounces 475 mL

3 cups or 1 1/2 pints 700 mL

4 cups or 2 pints or 1 quart 950 mL

4 quarts or 1 gallon 3.8 L

Note: In cases where higher precision is not justified, it

may be convenient to round these conversions off as follows:
  1 cup = 250 mL
  1 pint = 500 mL
  1 quart = 1 L
  1 gallon = 4 L

Weight
Weights can be converted with the following table. Note that the ounces referred to in
this table are not the same as fluid ounces.

Weight Conversions

Customary quantity Metric equivalent

1 ounce 28 g

4 ounces or 1/4 pound 113 g

1/3 pound 150 g

8 ounces or 1/2 pound 230 g

2/3 pound 300 g

12 ounces or 3/4 pound 340 g

1 pound or 16 ounces 450 g

2 pounds 900 g

Other non-liquid ingredients

Non-liquid ingredients specified in American recipes by volume (if more than about 2
tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce) should be converted to weight with the following table. If
you need to convert an ingredient that isn't in this table, the safest thing to do is to
measure it with a traditional measuring cup and then weigh the results with a metric
scale. In a pinch, you can use the volume conversion table, above.

Weights of common ingredients in grams

3/4 2/3 1/2 1/3 1/4 2

Ingredient 1 cup
cup cup cup cup cup Tbsp
Flour, all purpose (wheat) 120 g 90 g 80 g 60 g 40 g 30 g 15 g

Flour, well sifted all purpose

110 g 80 g 70 g 55 g 35 g 27 g 13 g
(wheat)

Sugar, granulated cane 200 g 150 g 130 g 100 g 65 g 50 g 25 g

Confectioner's sugar (cane) 100 g 75 g 70 g 50 g 35 g 25 g 13 g

Brown sugar, packed firmly

180 g 135 g 120 g 90 g 60 g 45 g 23 g
(but not too firmly)

Corn meal 160 g 120 g 100 g 80 g 50 g 40 g 20 g

Corn starch 120 g 90 g 80 g 60 g 40 g 30 g 15 g

Rice, uncooked 190 g 140 g 125 g 95 g 65 g 48 g 24 g

Macaroni, uncooked 140 g 100 g 90 g 70 g 45 g 35 g 17 g

Couscous, uncooked 180 g 135 g 120 g 90 g 60 g 45 g 22 g

Oats, uncooked quick 90 g 65 g 60 g 45 g 30 g 22 g 11 g

Table salt 300 g 230 g 200 g 150 g 100 g 75 g 40 g

Butter 240 g 180 g 160 g 120 g 80 g 60 g 30 g

Vegetable shortening 190 g 140 g 125 g 95 g 65 g 48 g 24 g

Chopped fruits and

150 g 110 g 100 g 75 g 50 g 40 g 20 g
vegetables

Nuts, chopped 150 g 110 g 100 g 75 g 50 g 40 g 20 g

Nuts, ground 120 g 90 g 80 g 60 g 40 g 30 g 15 g

Bread crumbs, fresh, loosely

60 g 45 g 40 g 30 g 20 g 15 g 8 g
packed

Bread crumbs, dry 150 g 110 g 100 g 75 g 50 g 40 g 20 g

Parmesan cheese, grated 90 g 65 g 60 g 45 g 30 g 22 g 11 g
1 pound of butter = 4 sticks or 4 cubes of butter = 2 cups of butter.

1 stick or cube of butter = 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons of butter.

The charts below use standard U.S. measures following U.S. Government
guideline. The charts offer equivalents for United States, metric, and Imperial
(U.K.) measures. All conversions are approximate and most have been rounded up
or down to the nearest whole number. Examples below:

1 teaspoon = 4.929 milliliters - rounded up to 5 milliliters

1 ounce = 28.349 grams, - rounded sown to 28 grams

Dry/Weight Measurements
    Ounces Pounds Metric
1/16 teaspoon a dash      
a pinch or 6
1/8 teaspoon or less
drops
  . .5 ml

1/4 teaspoon 15 drops     1 ml

1/2 teaspoon 30 drops     2 ml
1/3 1/6
1 teaspoon
tablespoon ounce
  5 ml

1 1/2
3 teaspoons
tablespoon ounce
  14 grams

1/2
1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
ounce
  14 grams

2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 ounce   28 grams

56.7
4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 ounces   grams
5 tablespoons plus 1 2.6 75.6
teaspoon
1/3 cup
ounces
  grams
113
8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 1/4 pound
grams
10 tablespoons plus 5.2 151
2 teaspoons
2/3 cup
ounces
  grams
170
12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces .375 pound
grams
.500 pound
225
16 tablespoons 1 cup 8 ounces or 1/2
grams
pound
16 454
32 tablespoons 2 cups 1 pound
ounces grams
4 cups or 1 32 907
64 tablespoons 2 pounds
quart ounces grams
 

Liquid or Volume Measurements

 
jigger or 1 1/2 or 1.5 fluid 3
measure ounces
  tablespoons
45 ml

1/2 16
1 cup 8 fluid ounces 237 ml
pint tablespoons
32
2 cups 16 fluid ounces 1 pint 474 ml
tablespoons
64
4 cups 32 fluid ounces 1 quart .946 ml
tablespoons
.964
2 pints 32 fluid ounces 1 quart 4 cups
liters
1 3.8
4 quarts 128 fluid ounces 16 cups
gallon liters
256 fluid ounces 2 7.5
8 quarts 32 cups
or one peck gallons liters
4 pecks one bushel      
less than 1/4
dash
teaspoon
     
 

Conversions For Ingredients Commonly

Used In Baking
 
Ingredients Ounces Grams
142
1 cup all-purpose flour 5 ounces
grams
8 1/2 156
1 cup whole wheat flour
ounces grams
     
1 cup granulated 198
7 ounces
(white) sugar grams
1 cup firmly-packed
198
brown sugar (light or 7 ounces
grams
dark)
1 cup powdered 113
4 ounces
(confectioners') sugar grams
     
1 cup cocoa powder 3 ounces 85 grams
     
Butter (salted or
unsalted)
   
4 tablespoons = 1/2
2 ounces 57 grams
stick = 1/4 cup
8 tablespoons = 1 stick 4 ounces 113
= 1/2 cup grams
16 tablespoons = 2 227
8 ounces
sticks = 1 cup grams
 

Oven Temperatures
 
Gas
Fahren Celsi Mark Descript
heit us (Imper ion
ial)
105
225
degr
degrees 1/3 very cool
ees
F.
C.
120
250
degr
degrees
ees
1/2  
F.
C.
130
275
degr
degrees 1 cool
ees
F.
C.
150
300
degr
degrees
ees
2  
F.
C.
325 165 very
degrees degr 3 moderat
F. ees C e
180
350
degr moderat
degrees 4
ees e
F.
C.
190
375
degr
degrees
ees
5  
F.
C.
200
400
degr moderat
degrees 6
ees ely hot
F.
C.
220
425
degr
degrees 7 hot
ees
F.
C.
 230
450
degr
degrees
ees
8  
F.
C.
245
475
degr
degrees 9 very hot
ees
F.
C.