Converting between Imperial and Metric

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Canada

1/4 teaspoon

1 mL

1/2 teaspoon

2 mL

1 teaspoon

5 mL

1 tablespoon

15 mL

1/4 cup

50 mL

1/3 cup

75 mL

1/2 cup

125 mL

2/3 cup

150 mL

1 qt

1L = 1000 mL

11/2 qt

1.5 L

2 qt

2 L

21/2 qt

2.5 L

3 qt

3 L

4 qt

4 L

3 qt

3 L

1 oz

30 g

2 oz

55 g

3 oz

85 g

4 oz

115 g

8 oz

225 g

16 oz = 1 lb

455 g


 

Weight conversions

250 mL (1 cup) equals:

 

Butter or hard margarine

225 g

All-purpose flour

150 g

Sugar

180 g

Icing sugar

110 g

 

 

1 level Tablespoon equals (approx.):

 

Butter or margarine

15 g

Oil or liquid fat

10 g

All-purpose flour

11 g

Bread crumbs

10 g

Cornstarch

9 g

Sugar

14 g

Icing sugar

10 g

Milk

18 g

Water

15 g

Raspberry jam

24 g

Apricot jam

21 g

 

 

1 level Teaspoon equals (approx.):

 

Flour

3 g

Icing sugar

3 g

Cornstarch

3 g

Cocoa or ground coffee

2 g

Salt

6 g

Baking powder

4 g

Honey

6 g