How Many Mils In A Cup?
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What Is a Milliliter?
A milliliter (abbreviated as ml or mL) is a unit of volume in the metric system. One milliliter, or one cubic centimeter, is one-thousandth of a liter. That's a small amount in the imperial system: .004 of a cup, .002 of a pint, .001 of a quart, and.00026 of a gallon. Not all cups are the same size. Cups can be measured in a variety of ways:
- Legal U.S. cup: a unit of measurement used in the United States for cooking units, serving sizes, and nutrition labels. One legal cup equals eight fluid ounces in the United States.
- Regular U.S. cup capacity: the capacity of a standard U.S. drinking cup.
- Imperial cup: fluid ounces are measured differently in the Imperial system than in the U.S. system. One imperial cup holds 9.61 US fluid ounces (or ten imperial fluid ounces), somewhat more than one legal U.S. cup. For a single cup, the difference is insignificant, but insignificant volumes, it is evident.
- Metric cup: a metric measurement that isn't part of the present version of the metric system, the International System of Units. One metric cup contains 8.45 US fluid ounces, making it somewhat more significant than a legal U.S. cup but smaller than an imperial cup.
What Is the Difference Between the Metric System and the Imperial System?
The metric system is the most common system of measurement around the world. The only nations that do not use the metric system are the United States, Myanmar, and Liberia.The U.S. system of weights and measures is based on the imperial system, also known as the British Imperial System (Great Britain abolished the imperial system in 1965). The metric system primarily measures ingredients by weight, while the imperial system measures ingredients by volume, making conversions between them especially tricky when it comes to cooking and baking.
Why One Cup Doesn’t Always Equal One Cup
To make matters trickier, cups aren’t all standard in size. There are different ways to measure cups:
- 1. Legal U.S. cup: the measurement used in cooking units, serving sizes, and nutrition labeling in the U.S. One legal cup equals 8 U.S. fluid ounces.
- 2. Customary U.S. cup: how much a standard U.S. drinking cup holds.
- 3. Imperial cup: the Imperial system measures fluid ounces differently than the U.S. system. One imperial cup equals 9.61 U.S. fluid ounces (or 10 imperial fluid ounces), making it slightly larger than one legal U.S. cup. The difference is negligible for a single cup but noticeable in large quantities.
- 4. Metric cup: a measurement derived from the metric system, but not part of the modern form of the metric system, the International System of Units. One metric cup equals 8.45 U.S. fluid ounces, making it slightly larger than one legal U.S. cup but slightly smaller than one imperial cup.
A cup in the United States holds 236.6 milliliters (mL). If you're in Canada or another Commonwealth country, your cup will most likely be a metric cup with a capacity of 250 milliliters. If you're referring to a recipe from before the 1970s in the United Kingdom, the cup measurement may be an imperial cup size of 284mL.
How to Convert Cups to Milliliters?
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