250 ml to Cups
250 ml in cups:
1.04
US cups (240 ml)
1
Metric / AU cups (250 ml)
Australian, UK and New Zealand recipes use the 250 ml metric cup; the United States uses a 240 ml cup. Use the metric column for any recipe outside the US — see our guide to Australian recipe measurements.
250 ml is exactly one metric cup — the standard cup in Australia, the UK and New Zealand.
250 ml conversion table
| US cups (240 ml cup) | 1.04 cups |
| Metric / AU / UK cups (250 ml cup) | 1 cup |
| US tablespoons | 16.91 tbsp |
| Australian tablespoons (20 ml) | 12.50 tbsp |
How many ml is 1 cup?
It depends on which cup your recipe means:
| US cup | 240 ml |
| Metric / Australian / UK / NZ cup | 250 ml |
| UK imperial cup (older recipes) | ~284 ml |
| Japanese cup | 200 ml |
If your recipe is Australian, British or from NZ, 1 cup = exactly 250 ml — the amount this page covers. American recipes mean the smaller 240 ml cup.
How to measure 250 ml without a measuring jug
- Kitchen scale (most accurate): for water, milk and other thin liquids, 250 ml weighs almost exactly 250 g — set a jug on the scale, zero it, and pour to 250 g.
- Cup measure: 250 ml is exactly 1 metric cup. With a US cup, fill it once and add 2 teaspoons (240 + 10 ml).
- Measuring spoons: 12½ Australian tablespoons (20 ml), or 16⅔ metric tablespoons (15 ml).
250 ml in other units
| US fluid ounces | 8.5 fl oz |
| US tablespoons | 16.9 tbsp |
| Teaspoons (5 ml) | 50 tsp |
| Litres | 0.25 L |
| Japanese cups (200 ml) | 1.25 cups |
250 ml of common ingredients in grams
| Water | 250 g |
| Milk | ~258 g |
| Vegetable oil | ~230 g |
| All-purpose flour | ~132 g |
| Granulated sugar | ~211 g |
| Honey / golden syrup | ~355 g |
Spooned-and-levelled flour; densities vary — for baking, weigh instead.
Full cups to grams guide →Where 250 ml turns up in recipes
250 ml is the metric cup — the standard measure in every Australian, UK and NZ recipe, and the basis of metric recipe scaling. It is also a common carton and serving size: a standard glass of milk, a small juice box, half a standard 500 ml stock pouch.
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Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 250 ml?
250 ml is 1.04 US cups or 1 metric (Australian, UK and NZ) cup.
Is 250 ml the same in Australian cups?
Australia, the UK and New Zealand use a 250 ml cup, so 250 ml is 1 metric cup — slightly less than the 1.04 US cups you get with the smaller 240 ml US cup.
Why is 250 ml exactly one cup in Australia?
Australia adopted the 250 ml metric cup as its standard. The US uses roughly 237–240 ml, so 250 ml is one metric cup but about 1.04 US cups.
How many ml is 1 cup?
1 US cup is 240 ml; 1 metric (Australian, UK, NZ) cup is exactly 250 ml; 1 Japanese cup is 200 ml. Older UK imperial cups are about 284 ml.
How many tablespoons is 250 ml?
250 ml is 16.9 US tablespoons, 16⅔ metric (15 ml) tablespoons, or exactly 12½ Australian (20 ml) tablespoons.
How many ounces is 250 ml?
250 ml is 8.5 US fluid ounces. Fluid ounces are volume; weight depends on the ingredient.