Conversion Chart: U.S. Standard To U.K. Measurement

Use this handy chart to convert U.S. standard measurements to U.K. measurements.

By Allrecipes Editorial Team
Updated on April 9, 2022
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U.S. Standard to U.K. Measurement Conversions

U.S. Standard U.K.
1/4 teaspoon 1/4 teaspoon (scant)
1/2 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon (scant)
3/4 teaspoon 1/2 teaspoon (rounded)

1 teaspoon

 3/4 teaspoon (slightly rounded)
1 tablespoon 2 1/2 teaspoon
1/4 cup 1/4 cup plus 1 dessertspoon
1/3 cup 1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup 1/3 cup plus 2 dessertspoons
2/3 cup 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon
3/4 cup 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons
1 cup 3/4 cup and 2 dessertspoons
1 1/4 cups 1 cup and 1 dessertspoon
1 1/3 cups 1 cup and 2 tablespoons
1 1/2 cups 1 1/4 cups
1 2/3 cups 1 1/4 cups and 2 tablespoons
1 3/4 cups 1 1/3 cups and 2 tablespoons
2 cups 1 2/3 cups
2 1/4 cups 1 3/4 cups and 2 tablespoons
2 1/3 cups 1 3/4 cups and 3 tablespoons
2 1/2 cups 2 cups and 2 dessertspoons
2 2/3 cups 2 1/4 cups
2 3/4 cups 2 1/4 cups and 1 dessertspoon
3 cups 2 1/2 cups
3 1/4 cups 2 2/3 cups and 1 dessertspoon
3 1/3 cups 2 3/4 cups
3 1/2 cups 2 3/4 cups and 3 tablespoons
3 2/3 cups 3 cups and 1 tablespoon
3 3/4 cups 3 cups and 2 tablespoons
4 cups 3 1/3 cups
4 1/4 cups 3 1/2 cups and 1 dessertspoon
4 1/3 cups 3 1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons
4 1/2 cups 3 3/4 cups
4 2/3 cups 3 3/4 cups and 2 tablespoons
4 3/4 cups 3 3/4 cups and 3 tablespoons
5 cups 4 cups and 3 tablespoons
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