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Converting US Cup to Liter is a common volume conversion. One us cup (cup) equals 0.236588 liter (L). Cups are the most common volume measurement in American home cooking and baking.
This conversion is commonly needed for cooking and baking recipes, fuel and vehicle maintenance, aquarium and pool sizing. Liters are the standard volume unit for liquids in most countries worldwide.
To put us cup in perspective: 2 cups of flour for a basic cake recipe. In liter, common references include a large bottle of water (1 L).
The US cup (240 mL) isn't a formally defined SI or imperial unit — it varies slightly from Commonwealth and Japanese 'cup' measurements, a common source of recipe conversion errors.
The liter was originally defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of water at 4°C.
People frequently convert between us cup and liter for:
| US Cup (cup) | Liter (L) |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 0.236588 L |
| 2 cup | 0.473176 L |
| 5 cup | 1.18294 L |
| 10 cup | 2.36588 L |
| 15 cup | 3.54882 L |
| 20 cup | 4.73176 L |
| 25 cup | 5.9147 L |
| 30 cup | 7.09764 L |
| 50 cup | 11.8294 L |
| 100 cup | 23.6588 L |
| 200 cup | 47.3176 L |
| 500 cup | 118.3 L |
| 1000 cup | 236.6 L |