Milliliter (ml) to Cup (cup)
Converting millilitres to cups is useful when you want to follow a British or European recipe using American measuring cups, or when adapting quantities for someone used to the US system. Divide the number of millilitres by 236.588 to get the equivalent in US cups.
Frequently asked questions
Two hundred and fifty millilitres is approximately 1.057 US cups — essentially 1 cup for all practical purposes. An Australian metric cup is exactly 250 ml, so if you are using Australian measures, 250 ml is a perfect cup.
Five hundred millilitres is approximately 2.113 US cups. In practice this is close to 2 cups, though strictly 2 cups equals only 473 ml. For most cooking purposes, the difference of 27 ml is negligible.
One hundred millilitres is approximately 0.423 cups, just under half a cup. It helps to remember that ⅓ cup ≈ 79 ml and ½ cup ≈ 118 ml, so 100 ml sits between those two fractions.
A quick mental shortcut: divide the ml by 240 for a close approximation. For more precision, divide by 236.6. If you bake frequently with US recipes, a set of US cup measures is a worthwhile investment.