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 Approximate U.S. Measurement Equivalents

Pinch/dash = 1/16 teaspoon

1/2 teaspoon = 30 drops

1/2 tablespoons = 1 1/2 teaspoons

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons = 1/2 fluid ounce

1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce

1 jigger = 3 tablespoons = 1 1/2 fluid ounces

1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons = 2 fluid ounces

1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 2.67 fluid ounces

1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces

2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons = 5.3 fluid ounces

3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons = 6 fluid ounces

1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 8 fluid ounces = 1/2 pint

1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fluid ounces

1 1/2 pints = 3 cups = 24 fluid ounces

1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fluid ounces

2 quarts = 4 pints = 8 cups = 64 fluid ounces

1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fluid ounces

Approximate Metric
Volume Equivalents

1/2 teaspoon = 2.5 milliliters

1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters

2 teaspoons = 10 milliliters

1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters

2 tablespoons =1 fluid ounce = 30 milliliters

1/4 cup = 60 milliliters

1/3 cup = 80 milliliters

1/2 cup = 120 milliliters

2/3 cup = 158 milliliters

3/4 cup = 178 milliliters

1 cup = 240 milliliters

1 1/2 cups = 355 milliliters

2 cups (1 pint) = 480 milliliters

3 cups = 710 milliliters

4 cups (1 quart) = .96 liter (960 milliliters)

4 1/3 cups (1.06 quarts) = 1 liter (1000 milliliters)

4 quarts (1 gallon) = 3.84 liters

 


 Approximate Metric
Weight Equivalents

.035 ounce = 1 gram

1/4 ounce = 7 grams

1/2 ounce = 14 grams

3/4 ounce = 21 grams

1 ounce = 28 grams

1 1/2 ounces = 42.5 grams

2 ounces = 57 grams

3 ounces = 85 grams

4 ounces (1/4 pound) = 114 grams

5 ounces = 142 grams

6 ounces = 170 grams

7 ounces = 198 grams

8 ounces (1/2 pound) = 227 grams

16 ounces (1 pound) = 454 grams

2.2 pounds = 1 kilogram (1,000 grams)