How much is a "cup"?

danibize · 08-26-2012, 02:08 PM

Well... how much is it?

01gt4.6 · 08-26-2012, 02:12 PM

Your question is a little vague. What is it that you want to know? A cup is a cup or two 1/2 cups, three 1/3 cups, four 1/4 cups, etc. Do you want to know how may tsp, oz, grams, etc in a cup?

RunbikeSki · 08-26-2012, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danibize

Well... how much is it?

If you are used to the metric system it is roughly 1/4 of a liter.

nichaleh · 08-27-2012, 04:04 AM

It depends on what you are measuring, in liquids it is 250ml. I bought a little measuring cup set which I find really helps. It only cost a few dollars.

frenchhen3 · 08-27-2012, 01:12 PM

a cup, dry measure is 16 tablespoons, or about the size of a baseball or a tennis ball.

danibize · 08-27-2012, 09:48 PM

Thanks guys! I'm in Argentina..., so I am used to the metric system and I cannot buy an "american" measuring cup (in case there is such a thing). The "250 ml" answer was very useful. Many times, when logging in food, it says "a cup"... so now I know! I'll just take my regular measuring cup and I'll fill it up to 250 ml.

RunbikeSki · 08-28-2012, 12:18 AM

That should work!

01gt4.6 · 08-28-2012, 01:42 AM

This may help. How to create a custom food for weight or measure

sw07 · 09-07-2012, 02:37 PM

If you don't have a measuring cup handy, you can always use your fist for comparison- assuming your fist is "average" size.

rhoadan · 09-24-2012, 01:26 AM

If you run into similar issues with measurements, there are websites that do conversions from one unit to another. According to this site one cup = approx. 236.6 ml.