liter to cup


Everyone who likes to cook or bake should know how to change litres to cups. In the metric system, a litre is a standard unit of volume. In the US customary system and the British imperial system, a cup is a standard unit of measurement. Let's look at how to change litres to cups so that you can measure things more easily in the kitchen.

Units Used in Liter to Cup Conversion

  • Liter: One litre (L) is equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres (cm³), which is about one kilogramme of water at 4°C. Its sign is a "L."
  • Cup: These days, most people in the US and Canada use the cup (c) to measure how much something weighs. There are 236.588236 millilitres in a cup. Its sign is a "c."


Conversion Formula

To convert liters to cups, you can use the following formula:

Number of litres equals number of cups 4.22675

Examples

Example 1: Convert 2 liters to cups.

  • 2 liters×4.22675=8.4535 cups
  • Therefore, 2 liters is equal to approximately 8.45 cups.

Example 2: Convert 5 liters to cups.

  • 5 liters×4.22675=21.13375 cups
  • Therefore, 5 liters is equal to approximately 21.13 cups.

 

How to Use

To get cups from litres, just increase the number of litres by 4.22675. Our handy litre to cup calculator will help you make quick and correct changes.

Recommendations

  • It's best to use a liquid measuring cup made just for this reason when measuring liquids for cooking or baking.
  • Make sure you always check the recipe to make sure you are using the right units.

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liter cup liter cup
10 liter 42.27 cup 20 liter 84.54 cup
30 liter 126.81 cup 40 liter 169.08 cup
50 liter 211.35 cup 60 liter 253.62 cup
70 liter 295.89 cup 80 liter 338.16 cup
90 liter 380.43 cup 100 liter 422.7 cup
110 liter 464.97 cup 120 liter 507.24 cup
130 liter 549.51 cup 140 liter 591.78 cup
150 liter 634.05 cup 160 liter 676.32 cup
170 liter 718.59 cup 180 liter 760.86 cup
190 liter 803.13 cup 200 liter 845.4 cup
210 liter 887.67 cup 220 liter 929.94 cup
230 liter 972.21 cup 240 liter 1014.48 cup
250 liter 1056.75 cup 260 liter 1099.02 cup
270 liter 1141.29 cup 280 liter 1183.56 cup
290 liter 1225.83 cup 300 liter 1268.1 cup
310 liter 1310.37 cup 320 liter 1352.64 cup
330 liter 1394.91 cup 340 liter 1437.18 cup
350 liter 1479.45 cup 360 liter 1521.72 cup
370 liter 1563.99 cup 380 liter 1606.26 cup
390 liter 1648.53 cup 400 liter 1690.8 cup
410 liter 1733.07 cup 420 liter 1775.34 cup
430 liter 1817.61 cup 440 liter 1859.88 cup
450 liter 1902.15 cup 460 liter 1944.42 cup
470 liter 1986.69 cup 480 liter 2028.96 cup
490 liter 2071.23 cup 500 liter 2113.5 cup
510 liter 2155.77 cup 520 liter 2198.04 cup
530 liter 2240.31 cup 540 liter 2282.58 cup
550 liter 2324.85 cup 560 liter 2367.12 cup
570 liter 2409.39 cup 580 liter 2451.66 cup
590 liter 2493.93 cup 600 liter 2536.2 cup
610 liter 2578.47 cup 620 liter 2620.74 cup
630 liter 2663.01 cup 640 liter 2705.28 cup
650 liter 2747.55 cup 660 liter 2789.82 cup
670 liter 2832.09 cup 680 liter 2874.36 cup
690 liter 2916.63 cup 700 liter 2958.9 cup
710 liter 3001.17 cup 720 liter 3043.44 cup
730 liter 3085.71 cup 740 liter 3127.98 cup
750 liter 3170.25 cup 760 liter 3212.52 cup
770 liter 3254.79 cup 780 liter 3297.06 cup
790 liter 3339.33 cup 800 liter 3381.6 cup
810 liter 3423.87 cup 820 liter 3466.14 cup
830 liter 3508.41 cup 840 liter 3550.68 cup
850 liter 3592.95 cup 860 liter 3635.22 cup
870 liter 3677.49 cup 880 liter 3719.76 cup
890 liter 3762.03 cup 900 liter 3804.3 cup
910 liter 3846.57 cup 920 liter 3888.84 cup
930 liter 3931.11 cup 940 liter 3973.38 cup
950 liter 4015.65 cup 960 liter 4057.92 cup
970 liter 4100.19 cup 980 liter 4142.46 cup
990 liter 4184.73 cup 1000 liter 4227 cup

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