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Cups to pints converter

Convert US cups to pints and back, with a common recipe-size table and clear metric-cup and imperial-measure comparisons.

Calculator

US customary cups
1
US liquid pints
0.5
Common values for this conversion
US customary cupsUS liquid pintsImperial pintsMillilitres
0.2500000000.1250000000.10408427359.147059125
0.5000000000.2500000000.208168546118.294118250
1.0000000000.5000000000.416337092236.588236500
2.0000000001.0000000000.832674185473.176473000
4.0000000002.0000000001.665348369946.352946000
8.0000000004.0000000003.3306967391,892.705892000
16.0000000008.0000000006.6613934773,785.411784000
32.00000000016.00000000013.3227869547,570.823568000
This value in other units
UnitValue
US customary cups1.000000000
US liquid pints0.500000000
Imperial pints0.416337092
Millilitres236.588236500

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How this calculator works

This page starts with the US customary cup of exactly 236.5882365 mL. There are exactly 2 US cups in one US liquid pint. A metric cup is 250 mL and a US legal nutrition cup is 240 mL, so changing the cup definition changes the answer. The imperial column uses the imperial gallon divided into eight pints or four quarts. For a custom imperial cup, enter its measured volume using the related general converter.

Formula

US liquid pints = US cups / 2; US cups = US liquid pints x 2; mL = US cups x 236.5882365.

Worked example

6 US cups is exactly 3 US liquid pints. In reverse, 0.5 US liquid pint is 1 US cup.

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Frequently asked questions

Which cup is selected first?

The US customary cup. You can select the 250 mL metric cup or the 240 mL US legal cup in the input.

Are these dry measures?

No. The main output is a US liquid measure. US dry pints and quarts use another definition.

Can I use this for flour?

It converts the space occupied, not ingredient mass. Flour packing changes grams per cup; use a density-based tool for mass.

Sources

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