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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) |
250 ml |
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| 1 pint (16 oz. - 2 c)* |
500 ml |
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| *(The Imperial pint is equal
to 20 fluid ounces.) |
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