how many ounces in a cup

 

As you can see, it can make quite a lot of difference when it comes to which cup is referenced in your recipe and which fluid ounce you convert it into.

Should you wish to learn how to convert between cups and grams, see our article here.

US recipes - cups to ounces

• 1 US cup (236.59mL) = 8 US fluid ounces
• 1 US cup (236.59mL) = 8.327 UK fluid ounces

Old UK recipes - cups to ounces

• 1 UK cup (284.13mL) = 10 UK fluid ounces
• 1 UK cup (284.13mL) = 9.607 US fluid ounces

Rest of the world recipes

• 1 international metric cup (250mL) = 8.454 US fluid ounces
• 1 international metric cup (250mL) = 8.799 UK fluid ounces

Cups to an ounces conversion table

I've included two quick-reference tables of conversions to help you see how many fluid ounces there are in a cup. The first uses the standard US customary cup (236.59mL) and the second uses the UK imperial cup (284.13mL).

For help with converting a specific number of cups to standard ounces (oz) for dry ingredients, or liquids for fluid ounces, give our cups to ounces converter a try.