Cooking Conversion Calculator (cups, tbsp, tsp, grams, oz)
Convert cooking measurements between cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces, millilitres, grams, and ounces — with ingredient-aware volume-to-weight.
Result
- In millilitres236.59 mL
- Ingredient density1.0000 g/mL
- Result236.5882 g
Step-by-step
- Volume→weight: 1 cups = 236.59 mL; × density 1.0000 g/mL = 236.59 g = 236.5882 g.
How to use this calculator
- Enter the amount and choose the unit you are converting from.
- Choose the unit you want the result in.
- If converting between a volume unit and a weight unit, pick the ingredient so the right density is used.
- Read the converted value; the steps show the exact factors applied.
About this calculator
This calculator converts between every common cooking measurement: the US volume units (cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces), metric volume (millilitres, litres), and weight (grams, ounces, pounds). Volume-to-volume conversions are exact and ingredient-independent — a cup is always 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons or 236.59 millilitres. Converting between volume and weight, however, depends on what you are measuring: a cup of flour and a cup of honey weigh very different amounts. For those conversions the tool uses published ingredient densities from King Arthur Baking, where one cup of all-purpose flour is 120 grams, granulated sugar is 198 grams, and so on. Choose the ingredient and the calculator applies the right density. For the most reliable baking results, weigh dry ingredients rather than measuring them by volume, since scooped flour can pack 20% heavier than spooned flour.
How it works — the formula
Volume↔volume: result = amount × mL(from) ÷ mL(to)
Weight↔weight: result = amount × g(from) ÷ g(to)
Volume→weight: grams = mL × density(ingredient)
Weight→volume: mL = grams ÷ density(ingredient)All volumes reduce to millilitres and all weights to grams. Crossing between the two requires the ingredient's density, taken from standard cup-weight references.
Worked examples
- Inputs:
- amount=1, from=cup, to=tbsp
- Output:
- 236.588 ÷ 14.787 = 16 tbsp
- Inputs:
- amount=1, from=cup, to=g, ingredient=flour
- Output:
- 236.588 mL × 0.5072 = 120 g
- Inputs:
- amount=250, from=g, to=cup, ingredient=sugar
- Output:
- 250 ÷ 0.8369 ÷ 236.588 = 1.26 cups
Limitations
- Volume↔weight assumes standard ingredient densities; packing and humidity vary results.
- Uses the US cup (236.59 mL), not the 250 mL metric cup or UK cup.
- Ingredient list covers common staples; exotic ingredients may differ.
For precise baking, weigh ingredients on a kitchen scale rather than relying on volume conversions.