Printable Kitchen Conversion Chart
One page with the two tables that matter in a kitchen: volume measures converted to millilitres, and what a cup of each ingredient actually weighs.
How to use: Spoon flour into the cup and level it with a knife. Scooping from the bag compacts it and can add 20 to 30 percent, which is enough to dry out a cake.
Why the ingredient table matters
A cup measures volume. Flour, sugar and butter do not weigh the same per cup, so a recipe that says one cup of flour means roughly 125 grams, while one cup of sugar is about 200. Using a single conversion for every ingredient is the most common reason a borrowed recipe fails.
US, metric and UK cups
The chart uses US customary cups of 236.59 ml. A metric cup is 250 ml, which is 5.7 percent larger, and an older UK cup was 284 ml. If a recipe was written for a metric cup, add about a teaspoon per cup to match.
Volume measures
| Measure | Millilitres | Tablespoons | Teaspoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tsp | 4.93 | 1/3 | 1 |
| 1 tbsp | 14.79 | 1 | 3 |
| 1/4 cup | 59.15 | 4 | 12 |
| 1/3 cup | 78.86 | 5 1/3 | 16 |
| 1/2 cup | 118.29 | 8 | 24 |
| 2/3 cup | 157.73 | 10 2/3 | 32 |
| 3/4 cup | 177.44 | 12 | 36 |
| 1 cup | 236.59 | 16 | 48 |
| 1 pint | 473.18 | 32 | 96 |
| 1 quart | 946.35 | 64 | 192 |
Ingredient weights
| Ingredient (1 US cup) | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 237 | 8.4 |
| Milk | 244 | 8.6 |
| Plain flour, spooned and levelled | 125 | 4.4 |
| Bread flour | 127 | 4.5 |
| Wholemeal flour | 120 | 4.2 |
| Granulated sugar | 200 | 7.1 |
| Brown sugar, packed | 220 | 7.8 |
| Powdered sugar | 120 | 4.2 |
| Butter | 227 | 8.0 |
| Honey | 340 | 12.0 |
| Cocoa powder | 85 | 3.0 |
| Rolled oats | 90 | 3.2 |
| Long-grain rice, uncooked | 185 | 6.5 |