Measurement conversion tables
Here are some tables of equivalence between various measurements – useful when working with foreign recipes.
First, this is how metric volumes relate to each other:
| 1 liter (l) |
= |
10 deciliters |
| 1 deciliter (dl) |
= |
10 centiliters |
| 1 centiliter (cl) |
= |
10 milliliters (ml) |
One milliliter, then, is one thousandth of a liter.
Volume, British measurements:
| 1 imperial gallon |
|
|
= |
4.55 l |
| 1 pint |
= |
2 cups |
= |
5.68 dl |
| 1 cup |
= |
10 Brit. fl. oz |
= |
2.84 dl |
| 1 British fluid ounce |
|
|
= |
28.4 ml |
Volume, US measurements:
| 1 US gallon |
= |
4 liquid quarts |
= |
3.785 l |
| 1 liquid quart |
= |
2 liquid pints |
= |
9.5 dl |
| 1 liquid pint |
= |
2 cups or 16 US fl.oz |
= |
4.73 dl |
| 1 cup |
= |
8 US fl. oz |
= |
2.37 dl |
| 1 US fluid ounce |
|
|
= |
29.6 ml |
| 1 dry quart |
= |
2 dry pints |
= |
1.1 l |
| 1 dry pint |
|
|
= |
5.51 dl |
Weights
| 1 hundred weight (British cwt) |
= |
112 pounds |
= |
50.8 kg |
| 1 US centerweight (US cwt) |
= |
100 pounds |
= |
45.4 kg |
| 1 stone |
= |
14 pounds |
= |
6.35 kg |
| 1 pound (lb) |
= |
16 ounces |
= |
453.6 g (0.45 kg) |
| 1 ounce (oz) |
|
|
= |
28.35 g |
In Australia, a cup is 2.5 dl.
In Sweden, tablespoons, teaspoons and the so called spice measure (kryddmått) have metric definitions:
| 1 tablespoon |
= |
3 teaspoons |
= |
15 ml |
(6.7 tablespoons to a dl) |
| 1 teaspoon |
= |
5 kryddmått |
= |
5 ml |
| 1 kryddmått |
|
|
= |
1 ml |
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