Conversion Chart

Metric Quantity & Equivalents
1 ml	= slightly less than ¼ teaspoon
2 ml	= slightly less than ½ teaspoon
5 ml	= 1 teaspoon
15 ml	= 1 tablespoon
25 ml	= 1 T. plus 2 tsp.
50 ml	= ¼ c. minus 2 tsp.
125 ml	= ½ c. plus 1 ½ tsp.
250 ml	= 1 c. plus 1 T.
500 ml	= 1 pt. plus 2 T.
1 L	= 1 qt. plus ¼ c.
Metric Weight
30 g	= 1 oz. plus a lg. pinch
125 g	= ¼ lb. plus ¼ oz.
250 g	= ½ lb. plus less than 1 oz.
500 g	= 1 lb. plus 1 2/3 oz.
0.750 kg	= 1 ½ lbs. plus 2 ½ oz.
1 kg	= 2 lbs. plus 3 ½ oz.
Use Liters for measuring dry and liquid ingredients. Use grams for measuring solids by weight.
Math with Metric Tables
Measure	Equivalent	Metric (ML)
1 tablespoon	3 teaspoons	14.8 milliliters
2 tablespoons	1 ounce	29.6 milliliters
1 jigger	1 ½ ounces	44.4 milliliters
¼ cup	4 tablespoons	59.2 milliliters
1/3 cup	5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon	78.9 milliliters
½ cup	8 tablespoons	118.4 milliliters
1 cup	16 tablespoons	236.8 milliliters
1 pint	2 cups	473.6 milliliters
1 quart	4 cups	947.2 milliliters
1 liter	4 cups plus 3 tablespoons	1000.0 milliliters
1 ounce (dry)	2 tablespoons	28.35 grams
1 pound	16 ounces	453.59 grams
2.21 pounds	35.3 ounces	1.00 kilogram
Solid Measures
Standard	Metric
1 ounce	30 g
4 ounces (1/4 lb)	125 g
8 ounces (1/2 lb)	250 g
12 ounces (3/4 lb)	375 g
16 ounces (1 lb)	500 g
24 ounces (1 ½ lbs)	750 g
32 ounces (2 lbs)	1000 g (1 kg)
Conversion Formulas from Standard to Metric Measurements
standard symbol multiplier meter symbol teaspoon tsp. 5 milliliters ml tablespoon Tbsp 15 milliliters ml fluid ounces fl oz. 30 milliliters ml cups c. 0.24 liters l pints pt. 0.47 liters l quarts qt. 0.95 liters l ounces oz. 28 grams g pounds lb. 0.45 kilograms kg Fahrenheit °F -32 x 5/9 Celsius °C inches in. 2.54 centimeters cm feet ft. 30.5 centimeters cm
Equivalent Estimates of Weights and Measures
Vitamin A - 1 micro gm	3.33 IU
Vitamin D - 1 microgram	40 IU
28 grams	1 ounces
100 grams	3.5 ounces
454 grams	1 pound
1 tsp	5 milliliters
1 quart	1 liter
Spoons & cups	Ounces	Grams
1 tablespoon	¼ ounce	8.75 grams
¼ cup (4 Tbsp.)	1 ¼ ounces	35 grams
1/3 cup (5 Tbsp.)	1 ½ ounces	45 grams
½ cup	2 ½ ounces	70 grams
2/3 cup	3 ¼ ounces	90 grams
¾ cup	3 ½ ounces	105 grams
1 cup	5 ounces	140 grams
1 ½ cups	7 ½ ounces	210 grams
2 cups	10 ounces	280 grams
2 ½ cups	16 ounces (1 pound)	490 grams
1 cubic centimeter	= 0.27 fluid dram
1 liter	= 1.06 liquid quarts
Liquid Measures
Imperial	Metric
1 teaspoon	5 ml
1 tablespoon	15 ml
2 fluid ounces (1/4 cup)	62.5 ml
4 fluid ounces (1/2 cup)	125 ml
8 fluid ounces (1 cup)	250 ml
1 pint (16 oz. - 2 c)*	500 ml
*(The Imperial pint is equal to 20 fluid ounces.)

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