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236.588236 ml

rate：1 cup = 236.5882365 ml

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1 cup

Unit	Symbol	Value
Cooking Units
Cups (US)	cup	1
Tablespoons (US)	tbsp	16
Teaspoons (US)	tsp	48
Milliliters	ml	236.588236
Fluid ounces (US)	fl oz	8
Liters	L	0.236588
Approximate Ingredient Weight
Flour (1 cup ≈ 125g)	g	1.892706
Sugar (1 cup ≈ 200g)	g	1.182941
Water (1 cup ≈ 236g)	g	1
Butter (1 cup ≈ 227g)	g	1.042239

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Cooking conversions are essential for baking and adapting international recipes. When reading an English recipe, you often encounter "cups" and "tablespoons", while your kitchen scale measures in "grams".

History & Background

The "cup" unit dates back to medieval Europe, when people used actual drinking cups to measure ingredients. Later, the US officially defined 1 cup as 236.588 ml in the late 19th century.

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