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Metric Household
NIST SP 430, Household Weights and Measures, provides the approximate equivalents of common capacity (volume) measurement units used for home cooking applications. In the metric system, both fluid and dry commodities are measured in volume units, such as the cubic decimeter (dm3), liter (L), or milliliter (mL).
Table 1. EQUIVALENTS OF THE COMMON CAPACITY UNITS USED IN THE KITCHEN
| Units | Fluid drams | Tea- spoon- fuls | Table- spoon- fuls | Fluid ounces | ¼ cup- fuls | Gills (½ cup- fuls) | Cup- fuls | Liquid pints | Liquid quarts | Milli- liters* | Liters | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 fluid dram equals | 1 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 1/32 | 1/64 | 1/128 | 1/256 | 3.7 | 0.004 | Equals 1 fluid dram |
| 1 tea- spoon- ful equals | 1 1/3 | 1 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 1/12 | 1/24 | 1/48 | 1/96 | 1/192 | 4.9 | 0.005 | Equals 1 tea-spoonful |
| 1 table- spoon- ful equals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 1/32 | 1/64 | 15 | 0.015 | Equals 1 table-spoonful |
| 1 fluid ounce equals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 1/32 | 30 | 0.030 | Equals 1 fluid once |
| 1/4 cupful equals | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 1/16 | 59 | 0.059 | Equals 1/4 cupful |
| 1 gill (1/2 cupful) equals | 32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 1/8 | 118 | 0.118 | Equals 1 gill (1/2 cupful) |
| 1 cupful equals | 64 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/4 | 237 | 0.237 | Equals 1 cupful |
| 1 liquid pint equals | 128 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 473 | 0.473 | Equals 1 liquid pint |
| 1 liquid quart equals | 256 | 192 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 946 | 0.946 | Equals 1 liquid quart |
| 1 milliliter* equals | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.068 | 0.034 | 0.017 | 0.0084 | 0.0042 | 0.0021 | 0.0011 | 1 | 1/1000 | Equals 1 milliliter* |
| 1 liter equals | 270 | 203 | 67.6 | 33.8 | 16.9 | 8.45 | 4.23 | 2.11 | 1.06 | 1000 | 1 | Equals 1 liter |
| *For all household purposes 1 milliliter may be considered as equal to 1 cubic centimeter. NOTE: Values in italics are correct to the number of significant figures shown; all others are exact values. | ||||||||||||
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