How many ml is 0.5 cup?

0.5 cup is 118.29 ml using the US customary cup, 120.00 ml using the US legal cup (nutrition labels), 125.00 ml using a metric cup (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) and 142.07 ml using an old imperial cup. For most recipes, use the US customary figure of 118.29 ml.

Is 0.5 cup US or metric?

It depends on where the recipe is from. A US recipe means the US customary cup, so 0.5 cup is 118.29 ml. An Australian, Canadian or New Zealand recipe means the 250 ml metric cup, making 0.5 cup 125.00 ml — a difference of 6.71 ml.

How many fluid ounces is 0.5 cup?

0.5 US cup is 4 US fluid ounces, since one US cup is 8 fluid ounces. That is also 8 tablespoons and 24 teaspoons, or 118.29 ml.

How much is 0.5 cup of flour vs water?

Both are 118.29 ml by volume (US cup), but they weigh very differently. 0.5 cup of water weighs about 118.29 g, while 0.5 cup of all-purpose flour weighs only around 62 g. That is why baking recipes that give grams are more accurate than cups.

How do you convert 0.5 cup to ml?

Multiply by the cup size. US customary: 0.5 × 236.5882 = 118.29 ml. Metric: 0.5 × 250 = 125.00 ml. US legal (labels): 0.5 × 240 = 120.00 ml.

Is half a cup 4 ounces?

By volume, yes: half a US cup is 4 US fluid ounces (118.29 ml). By weight it depends on the ingredient — half a cup of water weighs about 118 g, but half a cup of flour weighs only around 63 g, so never swap fluid ounces for weight ounces.

0.5 Cup in ml

0.5 cup in ml is 118.29 ml using the US customary cup — the standard in American recipes — or 125.00 ml using the 250 ml metric cup used in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. 0.5 cup is the same as ½ cup (1/2 cup), which is 4 US fluid ounces. Half a cup is 8 tablespoons, an everyday amount for sugar…

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US CUSTOMARY

118.29

ml · recipe standard · 8 fl oz

US LEGAL

120.00

ml · nutrition labels

METRIC

125.00

ml · AU · NZ · CA · UK

IMPERIAL

142.07

ml · old UK · 10 imp fl oz

The same 0.5 cups ranges from 118.29 ml to 142.07 ml depending on which cup is meant — a spread of 23.77 ml.

VISUAL FILL (US CUP)

12% of 1 litre

4 US cups ≈ 1 litre (946 ml)

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0.5 CUPS IN ML

0.5 CUPS (½) → MILLILITERS, BY CUP DEFINITION

US customary cup (recipe standard · 8 fl oz)	118.29 ml	× 236.59
US legal cup (nutrition labels)	120.00 ml	× 240.00
Metric cup (AU · NZ · CA · UK)	125.00 ml	× 250.00
Imperial cup (old UK · 10 imp fl oz)	142.07 ml	× 284.13

Half a cup is 8 tablespoons, an everyday amount for sugar, stock or yoghurt. US recipes use the US customary cup (236.59 ml); Australian, Canadian and New Zealand recipes use the 250 ml metric cup; older British recipes may mean the 284 ml imperial cup.

0.5 US CUPS IN OTHER UNITS

MILLILITERS (US)

118.29 ml

US FLUID OUNCES

4 fl oz

US TABLESPOONS

8 tbsp

US TEASPOONS

24 tsp

LITRES (US)

0.118 L

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GOOD TO KNOW

Half a US cup is 118.29 ml and exactly 4 US fluid ounces. It is also the 'one stick of butter' measure in US baking (113 g), which is why American butter is sold in cup-marked wrappers.

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Last updated: July 28, 2026 · Cup definitions: US customary 236.5882365 ml, US legal 240 ml, metric 250 ml, imperial 284.130625 ml · Verified by the EagleCalculator team · Eagle-eyed accuracy for every calculation.

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