Recipe Unit Converter - Cups, Spoons to g and ml
Convert cups, spoons, grams and milliliters using ingredient densities
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Updated 2026-10-04The starting 1 Korean cup (200 ml) of sugar is just an example. Replace it with the amount, unit and ingredient from your recipe.
A number of 0 or more. Decimals (1.5) and fractions (1/2, 1 1/2, ½) are fine.
Choosing an ingredient fills in a rough density below.
Only used when converting between volume and weight. It is a rough kitchen value, not an official food-composition figure, so replace it with what you measured on a scale. Allowed: 0.05-5 g/ml.
Spoons differ from home to home, so you can set 5-30 ml. The starting 15 ml treats it like a tablespoon.
1 Cup (Korean measuring cup, 200 ml) is 170 g and 200 ml
Converted amounts
- Milliliter (ml)
- 200
- Liter (L)
- 0.2
- Cup (Korean measuring cup, 200 ml)
- 1
- Cup (metric, 250 ml)
- 0.8
- Cup (US, 240 ml)
- 0.8333
- Tablespoon (15 ml)
- 13.33
- Teaspoon (5 ml)
- 40
- Korean rice spoon (bapsutgarak)
- 13.33
- US fluid ounce (fl oz)
- 6.763
- Gram (g) · via density
- 170
- Kilogram (kg) · via density
- 0.17
- Ounce (oz) · via density
- 5.997
- Pound (lb) · via density
- 0.3748
- Stick of butter (US, 4 oz) · via density
- 1.499
Calculated with a rough density of 0.85 g/ml for Sugar (granulated).
Ingredient densities are rough, commonly used kitchen values, not figures taken from an official source such as USDA or the Korean MFDS tables, so the density field is editable. Powders vary with how you scoop them (sifted or packed) and with the brand, and liquids with temperature, so weights can differ by 10-20%. For baking, weigh on a scale. Cup sizes differ by country, so we show the Korean 200 ml cup, the 250 ml metric cup and the 240 ml US cup separately.
What it is
Recipes from abroad use cups and ounces, while Korean blog recipes use rice spoons and paper cups, so following the same dish can be surprisingly awkward. This recipe unit converter takes an amount, a unit and an ingredient and shows the result in milliliters, liters, the Korean, metric and US cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, the Korean rice spoon, grams, kilograms and ounces all at once. When it goes between volume and weight it uses the density of one of fourteen common ingredients such as sugar, flour, honey and soy sauce, and rows that passed through a density are labeled so you can tell them apart. The rice spoon size is adjustable because spoons differ from home to home. Everything is calculated in your browser.
How to use
- Enter the amount from your recipe and choose your unit. The page starts with 1 Korean measuring cup.
- Choose the ingredient. It only matters when converting between volume and weight.
- If you use the rice spoon, set its size in ml to match your spoon.
- Read the value you need from the table.
How it works
- The Korean measuring cup is 200 ml, the metric cup 250 ml and the US cup 240 ml.
- A tablespoon is 15 ml, a teaspoon is 5 ml, and 1 tablespoon is 3 teaspoons.
- One ounce is 28.349523125 g (the avoirdupois ounce), a pound is 453.59237 g, a US stick of butter is 4 oz (about 113 g) and a US fluid ounce is 29.5735295625 ml.
- The amount accepts fractions such as 1/2, 1 1/2 and ½.
- Choosing an ingredient fills the density field (g/ml, editable) with these rough values: water 1.00, milk 1.03, sugar 0.85, flour 0.53, fine salt 1.20, honey 1.42, corn syrup 1.40, cooking oil and sesame oil 0.92, soy sauce 1.15, butter 0.95, uncooked rice 0.83, rolled oats 0.38 and chili powder 0.40.
- These densities are not taken from an official table such as USDA or the Korean MFDS data, just commonly used kitchen values with no named source. Replace them with a value you measured on a scale.
- Volume to volume and weight to weight conversions do not use density, so they are exact.
Example
1 Korean measuring cup (200 ml) of sugar:
| Unit | Value |
|---|---|
| ml | 200 |
| Grams | 170 |
| Tablespoons | 13.33 |
| US cups | 0.8333 |
| Ounces | 5.997 |
Good to know
Measure level, not heaped. Sifted flour spooned in lightly weighs less than flour packed down. For salt or soy sauce, which change the taste, start with less and adjust as you taste.
FAQ
How many milliliters are in a cup?
It depends on the country. A US cup is 240 ml, a metric cup is 250 ml, and the measuring cup common in Korean kitchens is 200 ml. This converter lets you pick each one, so check which standard your recipe uses before converting.
How many milliliters are in a tablespoon and a teaspoon?
A tablespoon is 15 ml and a teaspoon is 5 ml, so one tablespoon equals three teaspoons. Australia uses a 20 ml tablespoon, but this tool uses 15 ml.
What is a Korean rice spoon (bapsutgarak) in ml?
There is no fixed size because home spoons differ. The tool starts at 15 ml, the same as a tablespoon, and you can change it anywhere from 5 to 30 ml. Think of a level scoop rather than a heaped one.
Why does one cup weigh different amounts for different ingredients?
Because every ingredient has its own density. A cup of water (200 ml) weighs 200 g, but flour is about 106 g and honey about 284 g. That is why you choose an ingredient when going between volume and weight, while volume to volume or weight to weight conversions do not depend on it.
What if the result differs from my kitchen scale?
The densities are approximations, and powders can vary by 10-20% depending on whether they are sifted or packed and on the brand. For baking, where precision matters, weighing with a scale is the most accurate.
