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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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