How many ounces in a quarter cup?
Ounce is defined as a small amount of substance and is measured as 1/16th of a pound.
A cup is another measure of volume which is equal to 8 fluid ounces, ¼ quart, ½ pint and 16 tablespoons.
To answer how many ounces in a quarter cup? A simple conversion has to undergo.
A cup equals 8 fluid ounces
A ¼ cup equals 2 fluid ounces
Difference between liquid and dry ingredients’ measure
When it comes to volume then it is not the mass we are talking about rather it’s the mass and density both. Density is how much is mass over volume of the substance. Mass is the amount of a substance while the volume is the space occupied by a substance. Therefore for dry and liquid substances the mass and volume is different or we can say that density differs. While working with ingredients both types come across dry and wet. Milk is liquid and flour is dry both of them weigh different. So ounces of milk and flour has separate standard of measure.
Liquid measures
1 ounce equals 2 tablespoons
8 ounces equals 1 cup
32 ounces equals 1 quart
1 cup equals 16 tablespoons
1 gram equals 0.035 ounces
100 grams equals 3.5 ounces
Dry ounces
1 ounce equals 2 table spoons
¼ cup equals 2 ounces or 4 tablespoons
½ cup equals 4 ounces or 8 tablespoons
1 cup equals 8 ounces or 16 tablespoons
When working with ingredients mostly people would measure in cups but actually anther handy method is to have weighing scales in the kitchen this will give accurate measurement and spare you from the hassle of getting into liquid and dry volumes.
| Teaspoons | Drops | Tablespoons | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | 30 | 1/6 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 60 | 1/3 | 5 |
Here we have a conversion having drops and millilitres as well.
We can convert US cups and ounces as well into metric millilitres.
| Cups | Fluid ounces | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ | 2 | 60 |
| ½ | 4 | 120 |
| ¾ | 6 | 180 |
| 1 | 8 or ½ pint | 240 |
| 1 ½ | 12 | 350 |
| 2 | 16 of 1 pint | 475 |
| 2 ½ | 20 | 600 |
| 3 | 1 ½ pints | 700 |
| 3 ½ | 28 | 800 |
| 4 | 2 pints or 1 quart | 950 |
Let us add tablespoons and teaspoons into it,
| Cups | Fluid ounce | Tablespoon | Teaspoon | Millilitres |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 237 |
| ¾ | 6 | 12 | 36 | 177 |
| 2/3 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 158 |
| ½ | 4 | 8 | 24 | 118 |
| 1/3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 79 |
| ¼ | 2 | 4 | 12 | 59 |
| 1/8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 30 |
| 1/16 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
For conversions many things need to take into account. The region or the metric system to follow. Then either the substance is liquid or dry. Also the instrument being used for measuring. It should also be taken into account that whether you are measuring the volume or weight. In case of volume the graduated cups and set of spoons is already available. In case of weight measures the weighing scales should be a must in the kitchen.