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· 04 Jan 2022

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How many cup are in a liter?

Today you're going to learn something new. Have you wonder how many cups makes a liter? Don’t worry. We'll learn it together now.

You know in recipe preparation, you need to add every ingredients in the right proportion, else your meal may still end up in the trash can. Having a fair knowledge of the conversions from liter to cups to ounces to tablespoon to teaspoon can be that one way to make your recipe great. This article will address the issue of conversion.

But why is knowing this important?

Most times, the recipe lists measurements you are not familiar with – for instance, cups instead of milliliters. In such situations, the US conversion tables come in handy as they guide you and help you prepare the recipe the right way.

Also, some recipes call for cups of water or milk, while some other recipes require you to measure your liquid ingredients in milliliters and liters. That's to say, a fair knowledge of this conversion will help your prepare whatever you want with the available measuring utensil at your disposal.

The question arises: How help many cups in a liter?

There are different kinds of cups, and it is sometimes more accurate to measure liquid ingredients in millimeters, deciliters, and liters. However, one liter is usually considered equivalent to about four average cups, and  the measurement differs somewhat depending on the type of cup are used.
Types of cups used

Metric, U.S. customary, U.S. “legal.”, Canadian, Imperial, Japanese, Traditional Japanese cups.

In this article, we'll focus on the metric, US, and the UK or Imperial system as that is what we encounter in our day to day life.

•    The Metric System
1 liter equals 1000 mL, for the metric system. One metric cup equals 250 mL. Therefore, there are four cups in one liter in the metric system.
•    The UK or Imperial System
One liter equals 1000 mL or 35.1951 imperial fluid ounces. That means 35.1951 / 10 = 3.51951.  There are 3.51951 imperial cups in one liter in the UK system.
•    The US system.
1 US cup has a capacity of 236.58 mL or 8 US fluid ounces. One liter equals 1000 mL or 33.814 US fluid ounces. Therefore, 33.814 / 8 = 4.22675. Hence, there are 4.22675 cups in one liter in the US system.
Tip for easy remembrance.
Let us label the number of liters with a 'Y' the math would then be as follows:
•    The US system: Y multiplied by 4.22675
•    The Imperial system: Y multiplied by 3.51951
•    The metric system: Y multiplied by 4
Using the metric system, this information can be very helpful
•    1 liter    -    4 Cups
•    1 cup    -    16 tablespoon
•    1 cup    -    48 teaspoons
•    1 tbsp.   -   3 teaspoons
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