how many ounces in a cup

An official measurement of 1 cup in the United States is 8 ounces. But a cup of tea may only be 6 ounces in Great Britain. You have to be careful when using the word cup or glass. For instance, many people ask me things about glasses of wine. A wine glass might actually hold 8 ounces of liquid, but a glass of wine is only 4 ounces of wine in a glass and not any glass that's filled to the rim. In the U.S., 8 ounces is a cup, 2 cups are a pint, 2 pints are a quart, and 4 quarts are a gallon.

HOW MANY OUNCES IN A CUP

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces, 16 tablespoons

¾ cup = 6 fluid ounces, 12 tablespoons

½ cup = 4 fluid ounces, 8 tablespoons

¼ cup = 2 fluid ounces, 4 tablespoons

1 cup = 4.5 dry weight ounces (dry weight is measuring flour and dry ingredients)

US STANDARD = METRIC (approximate)

Eight ounces is equivalent to 1 cup. That means 1 ounce is equal to 0.125 cups.

You might naturally assume that 1 cup equals 8 ounces of weight, but it’s not true for most ingredients. A cup can hold either more or less fluid, depending on what you fill them with.

⅛ teaspoon = 0.5 mL

¼ teaspoon = 1.2 mL

½ teaspoon = 2.5 mL

¾ teaspoon = 3.7 mL

1 teaspoon = ⅓ tablespoon = 5 mL

1 tablespoon = ½ fluid ounce = 3 teaspoons = 15 mL, 15 cc

2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce = ⅛ cup, 6 teaspoons = 30 mL, 30 cc

¼ cup = 2 fluid ounces = 4 tablespoons = 59 mL

⅓ cup = 2 ⅔ fluid ounces = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 79 mL

½ cup = 4 fluid ounces = 8 tablespoons = 118 mL

⅔ cup = 5 ⅓ fluid ounces = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 158 mL

¾ cup = 6 fluid ounces = 12 tablespoons = 177 mL

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = ½ pint = 16 tablespoons = 237 mL

1 ½ cups = 12 fluid ounces = 24 tablespoons = 355 mL

2 cups = 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint = 32 tablespoons = 473 mL

3 cups = 700 mL

4 cups = 32 fluid ounces = 1 quart = 946 ml = 1 L

8 cups = ½ gallon = 2 L

1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces = 8 pints = 4 quarts = 3785 ml = 4 L