Liter to Cup (US) Converter
Volume · unit-converter
Convert Liter to Cup (US) with a fixed input and output unit, step-by-step formula line, and reference tables. All calculations use liter-based factors (US fluid measures, imperial UK units, SI cubic meters).
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From: Liter (l)
To: Cup (US) (cup)
About Liter
The liter is a metric unit equal to one cubic decimeter (0.001 m³). Science, global food labeling, and most countries’ everyday volumes use liters.
About Cup (US)
The US customary cup is 236.588 ml (half a US liquid pint). US baking recipes frequently measure dry and liquid ingredients in cups.
How to convert liters to cups (us)
1 liter is equal to 4.22675283773038 cup (us):
1 l = (1 L ÷ 0.2365882365 L) cup = 4.22675283773038 cup
Each liter is defined as 1 L and each cup (us) as 0.2365882365 L, so one l equals 1 ÷ 0.2365882365 cup = 4.22675283773038 cup.
Let V(l) be the numeric value of the same volume measured in Liter (l), and V(cup) the value in Cup (US) (cup). Then:
V(cup) = V(l) × (1 / 0.2365882365)
Equivalently, divide by how many l fit into one cup (liters per cup divided by liters per l):
V(cup) = V(l) ÷ 0.2365882365
Or: cup (us) = liter ÷ 0.2365882365
Examples
Example #1: Convert 20 l to cup (us)
20 l = 20 l × (1/0.2365882365) cup = 84.5350567546 cup
20 l = 20 l ÷ 0.2365882365 = 84.5350567546 cup
Example #2: Convert 50 l to cup (us)
50 l = 50 l × (1/0.2365882365) cup = 211.337641887 cup
50 l = 50 l ÷ 0.2365882365 = 211.337641887 cup
Summary
To convert Liter to Cup (US), multiply the value in l by the ratio of liters per l divided by liters per cup. Equivalently: value_cup = value_l × (1 / 0.2365882365). Numerically, 1 l equals 4.226752837730375 cup.
Relationship context
You are converting between metric (SI) (Liters) and US customary fluid / volume (Cups (US)). US and UK fluid measures differ (gallons, ounces, tablespoons); metric liters and cubic meters align with SI. The numeric factor used here is 4.226753e+0.
Conversion tables
| Liter (l) | Cup (US) (cup) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.4226752838 |
| 1 | 4.2267528377 |
| 2 | 8.4535056755 |
| 3 | 12.6802585132 |
| 4 | 16.9070113509 |
| 5 | 21.1337641887 |
| 6 | 25.3605170264 |
| 7 | 29.5872698641 |
| 8 | 33.8140227018 |
| 9 | 38.0407755396 |
| Liter (l) | Cup (US) (cup) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 42.2675283773 |
| 20 | 84.5350567546 |
| 30 | 126.802585132 |
| 40 | 169.070113509 |
| 50 | 211.337641887 |
| 60 | 253.605170264 |
| 70 | 295.872698641 |
| 80 | 338.140227018 |
| 90 | 380.407755396 |
| 100 | 422.675283773 |