How many ml is 2.0 cups?

2.0 cups is 473.18 ml using the US customary cup, 480.00 ml using the US legal cup (nutrition labels), 500.00 ml using a metric cup (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) and 568.26 ml using an old imperial cup. For most recipes, use the US customary figure of 473.18 ml.

Is 2.0 cups US or metric?

It depends on where the recipe is from. A US recipe means the US customary cup, so 2.0 cups is 473.18 ml. An Australian, Canadian or New Zealand recipe means the 250 ml metric cup, making 2.0 cups 500.00 ml — a difference of 26.82 ml.

How many fluid ounces is 2.0 cups?

2.0 US cups is 16 US fluid ounces, since one US cup is 8 fluid ounces. That is also 32 tablespoons and 96 teaspoons, or 473.18 ml.

How much is 2.0 cups of flour vs water?

Both are 473.18 ml by volume (US cup), but they weigh very differently. 2.0 cups of water weighs about 473.18 g, while 2.0 cups of all-purpose flour weighs only around 250 g. That is why baking recipes that give grams are more accurate than cups.

How do you convert 2.0 cups to ml?

Multiply by the cup size. US customary: 2.0 × 236.5882 = 473.18 ml. Metric: 2.0 × 250 = 500.00 ml. US legal (labels): 2.0 × 240 = 480.00 ml.

In the US, yes: 2 US cups is exactly 1 US pint, 473.18 ml. In the UK it is not — a UK pint is 568 ml, closer to 2.4 US cups — so 'a pint' is not two cups everywhere.

2.0 Cups in ml

2.0 cups in ml is 473.18 ml using the US customary cup — the standard in American recipes — or 500.00 ml using the 250 ml metric cup used in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. 2.0 cups is the same as 2 cup (2 cup), which is 16 US fluid ounces. Two cups is exactly one US pint — 16 US fluid ounces. Th…

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US CUSTOMARY

473.18

ml · recipe standard · 8 fl oz

US LEGAL

480.00

ml · nutrition labels

METRIC

500.00

ml · AU · NZ · CA · UK

IMPERIAL

568.26

ml · old UK · 10 imp fl oz

The same 2 cups ranges from 473.18 ml to 568.26 ml depending on which cup is meant — a spread of 95.08 ml.

VISUAL FILL (US CUP)

47% of 1 litre

4 US cups ≈ 1 litre (946 ml)

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2 CUPS IN ML

2 CUPS (2) → MILLILITERS, BY CUP DEFINITION

US customary cup (recipe standard · 8 fl oz)	473.18 ml	× 236.59
US legal cup (nutrition labels)	480.00 ml	× 240.00
Metric cup (AU · NZ · CA · UK)	500.00 ml	× 250.00
Imperial cup (old UK · 10 imp fl oz)	568.26 ml	× 284.13

Two cups is exactly one US pint — 16 US fluid ounces. 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.

2 US CUPS IN OTHER UNITS

MILLILITERS (US)

473.18 ml

US FLUID OUNCES

16 fl oz

US TABLESPOONS

32 tbsp

US TEASPOONS

96 tsp

LITRES (US)

0.473 L

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Two US cups is exactly one US pint (473.18 ml) and 16 US fluid ounces. A UK pint is larger at 568 ml, so a British 'pint of milk' is more than two US cups.

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Last updated: July 29, 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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