The fluid ounce has two different measurements there is the U-S fluid ounce and the U-K fluid ounce, It may get complicated, especially if you are using a U-S recipe and based in the UK, or vice-versa and much more. But, fear not, for I will break it to down for you. Let’s look at the conversions of each:
US recipes - cups to ounces:
one US cup (236.59mL) = eight US fluid ounces
one US cup (236.59mL) = 8.327 UK fluid ounces
Old UK recipes - cups to ounces:
one UK cup (284.13mL) = ten UK fluid ounces
one UK cup (284.13mL) = 9.607 US fluid ounces
Rest of world recipes:
one international metric cup (250mL) = 8.454 US fluid ounces
one international metric cup (250mL) = 8.799 UK fluid ounces
Cups to ounces conversion table:
I have included 2 quick references tables of conversions to essist you to how many fluid ounces there are in one cup, The first uses the standard U-S customary cup (236.59mL) and the second uses the UK imperial cup 284.13milli litter.
Fluid Ounces (oz) to Cups Conversion:
one Fluid ounce (oz) is equal to 0.125 cup, to convert fluid oz to cups, multiply the fluid oz value by 0.125 or divide by eight. For example, to determine how many cups is four fl ounces of water, multiply 4 by 0.125, that makes half cup is four fl ounces.
how many dry ounces in a cup?
eight ounces
They both measure in the same amount of volume, 1 cup in a dry measuring cup is the same as 1 cup in a liquid measuring cup, What is the dry measuring cup? Dry measuring cups are used for measuring solid (dry) ingredients like flour, sugar, oats, or baking powder and etc. They are made from plastic, metal or porcelain and are sold in sets of beaker.
how many ounces in a tablespoon?
half fluid ounces with repect to UK
Two dry tablespoons make up one dry ounce
Use the tip of your thumb as a guide for measuring a tablespoon, As a general rule, the tip of your finger should measure about one teaspoon while the tip of your thumb should equal about one tablespoon, Hold your thumb next to whatever you are determining to portion out a like that amount.