Quarter cup also could be written as ¼ cup or 0.25 of a cup. And the answer to the question that how many ounces in a quarter cup? Is quite simple that in a quarter cup is equivalent to 2 ounces.
But the debate does not end here; the confusion which arises here is that what type of a cup we are considering here for the conversion and which system is being used here for the measurements. To answer such confusions one must have a knowhow of different unit measurement systems their and how they are interrelated with each other.
TYPES OF MEASURING CUPS:
There are two types of measuring cups:
- Liquid measuring cup
- Dry measuring cup
Dry measuring cups are used for measuring dry ingredients which include flour, berries, nuts, etc.
Liquid measuring cups are used for measuring liquid and fluid material which includes milk, water, oil, etc.
There are 4 standard measuring cup sizes:
- 1 cup
- ½ cup
- cup
- ¼ cup
The conversion of 1 cup = 8 ounces basically relates to a liquid measuring cup that there are 8 fluid ounces of a liquid material in 1 cup, while in the case of a dry measuring cup the values would greatly change because there is a huge variation in the weight of dry ingredients as compared to the liquid substance. For measuring dry ounces one must know the density of the dry ingredients which is under consideration. The variation of weight when we compare a dry and a liquid substance can be best understood by considering the example of a cup full of sugar and a cup full of olive oil. After measuring the weight of both the cups, you will observe that cup of olive oil will weigh more than the cup of sugar as olive oil is a denser substance than sugar.
WHAT IS OUNCE?
Literally the ounce is used to express a very small amount of something. According to the British derived customary systems of measurements, ounce is basically a unit used to express different quantities like mass, weight or volume.
The US customary and British imperial OUNCE is basically used as a unit of weight which is approximately equal to 28.3 g which is one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois.
Primarily this unit was used in United States to measure weight of different portions of food, postal items, areal density of fabric and paper and so on.
Currently several ounces which are used, are mentioned below:
- Troy ounce (used to measure the mass of precious metals)
- Ounce-force (based on 1 common ounce under standard gravity)
- Fluid ounce (measure of volume)
FLUID OUNCE:
It is basically used as a unit of volume and most of the time it is simply mentioned as ounce in places where its use is implied, especially in the business like bartending.
A fluid ounce is equivalent to:
- (in imperial system) 28.4 ml or 0.028 liter which is equal to on twentieth of a pint
- (in US system) 29.6 ml or 0.03 liter which is equal to one sixteenth of a US pint
SUMMARY:
A quarter cup (also written as ¼ cup or 0.25 of a cup) is equivalent to 2 ounces. The conversion of 1 cup = 8 ounces basically relates to a liquid measuring cup that there are 8 fluid ounces of a liquid material in 1 cup, while in the case of a dry measuring cup the values would greatly change because there is a huge variation in the weight of dry ingredients
COMPARISION CHARTS
CUPS AND TABLESPOONS
The conversion below is based on the comparison of a US cup (236.588ml) and the US tablespoons.
| CUPS (US) | TABLESPOONS (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 tbsp. |
| ½ cup | 8 tbsp. |
| cup | 5.3 tbsp. |
| ¼ cup | 4 tbsp. |
| cup | 10.6 tbsp. |
| cup | 12 tbsp. |
CUPS TO FLUID OUNCES
Note that in the comparison below between US cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, fluid ounces; the values are rounded to the nearest whole number.
| CUPS | TABLESPOONS | TEASPOONS | MILLILITERS | FLUID OZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 16 | 48 | 237 | 8 |
| ½ cup | 8 | 24 | 118 | 4 |
| cup | 5 | 16 | 79 | 3 |
| ¼ cup | 4 | 12 | 59 | 2 |
| cup | 11 | 32 | 158 | 5 |
| cup | 12 | 36 | 177 | 6 |
CUPS TO DRY OUNCES
Keep in mind that the comparisons below are based on approximations, ingredients of different brands may show some variations.
CUPS(US) INGREDIENTS
FLOUR
(plain)
(529 g/l) FLOUR
(bread)
(550 g/l) BUTTER
(959 g/l) HONEY
(1420g/l) MILK
(1035g/l) OATS
(432g/l) SUGAR
(brown)
(850 g/l) SUGAR
(icing)
(561g/l)
1 cup 4.41 oz 4.48 oz 8 oz 11.85 oz 8.64 oz 3.6 oz 7.05 oz 4.68 oz
½ cup 2.21 oz 2.24 oz 4 oz 5.93 oz 4.32 oz 1.8 oz 3.53 oz 2.34 oz
cup 1.47 oz 2.21 oz 2.67 oz 3.95 oz 2.88 oz 1.2 oz 2.35 oz 1.56 oz
¼ cup 1.1 oz 1.12 oz 2 oz 2.96 oz 2.16 oz 0.9 oz 1.76 oz 1.17 oz
We can now easily convert between the different measuring units by apply the comparison discussed above. Just keep the key points in your mind and that’s it you can easily become a pro in it without making any mistakes you can use different units for measuring different ingredients.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many ounces are in a ¼ cup?
There are 2 fluid ounces in a ¼ cup.
Is 8 fluid ounces the same as 1 cup?
There are 8 fluid ounces in a liquid measuring cup but in case of a dry measuring cup the values will vary greatly.
How can I measure 3 ounces?
We can easily measure it by using our palms as 3 ounces are equal to the portion of one palm size.