Conversion Charts

Dry Measure Equivalents

3 teaspoons

1 tablespoon

1/2 ounce

14.3 grams

2 tablespoons

1/8 cup

1 ounce

28.3 grams

4 tablespoons

1/4 cup

2 ounces

56.7 grams

5 1/3 tablespoons

1/3 cup

2.6 ounces

75.6 grams

8 tablespoons

1/2 cup

4 ounces

113.4 grams

12 tablespoons

3/4 cup

6 ounces

.375 pound

32 tablespoons

2 cups

16 ounces

1 pound

 

Volume (Dry)

American Standard

Metric

1/8 teaspoon

.5 ml

1/4 teaspoon

1 ml

1/2 teaspoon

2 ml

3/4 teaspoon

4 ml

1 teaspoon

5 ml

1 tablespoon

15 ml

1/4 cup

59 ml

1/3 cup

79 ml

1/2 cup

118 ml

2/3 cup

158 ml

3/4 cup

177 ml

1 cup

225 ml

2 cups or 1 pint

450 ml

3 cups

675 ml

4 cups or 1 quart

1 liter

1/2 gallon

2 liters

1 gallon

4 liters

 

Volume (Liquid)

American Standard

(Cups & Quarts )

American Standard

(Ounces)

Metric

(Milliliters & Liters)

2 tbsp

1 fl. oz.

30 ml

1/4 cup

2 fl. oz.

60 ml

1/2 cup

4 fl. oz.

125 ml

1 cup

8 fl. oz.

250 ml

1 1/2 cups

12 fl. oz.

375 ml

2 cups or 1 pint

16 fl. oz.

500 ml

4 cups or 1 quart

32 fl. oz.

1000 ml or 1 liter

1 gallon

128 fl. oz.

4 liters

 

Oven Temperatures

American Standard

Metric

250° F

130° C

300° F

150° C

350° F

180° C

400° F

200° C

450° F

230° C

 

Weight (Mass)

American Standard

(Ounces)

Metric

(Grams)

1/2 ounce

15 grams

1 ounce

30 grams

3 ounces

85 grams

3.75 ounces

100 grams

4 ounces

115 grams

8 ounces

225 grams

12 ounces

340 grams

16 ounces or 1 pound

450 grams

 

British and American Variances

Term

Abbreviation

Nationality

Dry or liquid

Metric equivalent

Equivalent in context

cup

c., C.

usually liquid

237 milliliters

16 tablespoons or 8 ounces

ounce

fl oz, fl. oz.

American

liquid only

29.57 milliliters

British

either

28.41 milliliters

gallon

gal.

American

liquid only

3.785 liters

4 quarts

British

either

4.546 liters

4 quarts

inch

in, in.

2.54 centimeters

ounce

oz, oz.

American

dry

28.35 grams

1/16 pound

liquid

see OUNCE

see OUNCE

pint

p., pt.

American

liquid

0.473 liter

1/8 gallon or 16 ounces

dry

0.551 liter

1/2 quart

British

either

0.568 liter

pound

lb.

dry

453.592 grams

16 ounces

quart

q., qt, qt.

American

liquid

0.946 liter

1/4 gallon or 32 ounces

dry

1.101 liters

2 pints

British

either

1.136 liters

teaspoon

t., tsp., tsp

either

about 5 milliliters

1/3 tablespoon

tablespoon

T., tbs., tbsp.

either

about 15 milliliters

3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce