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TOPIC: define cup??

 
August 10, 2012 03:38
Hi,
when i add foods to my food dairy, most of them are measured in cup, 1 cup, 1/2 cup something like that. I am wondering wts the standard cup size. Can you kindly show some pic of the cup which would give better idea...
  19052462
August 10, 2012 03:43
General rule is:
1 Cup = 250ml
4 cups = 1 litre

I hope this helps.

Cheers
August 10, 2012 03:43
I say that is goes by a standard American cup which is about 8fl oz or 240ml, though a lot of countries have their own size cups which are different.
August 10, 2012 03:55
A fist is about 1 cup (estimate based on a woman's hand size) or about 30 grams of carb for foods such as 1 cup ice cream or 1 cup cooked cereal
  21178839
August 10, 2012 04:36
For liquids, it's 8 oz. For solids, it's 8 tablespoons.
  25631519
August 10, 2012 09:26
QUOTE:

narainonandroid wrote:
when i add foods to my food dairy, most of them are measured in cup


Cups are the devil's measure - a lot more inaccurate than weight. Do you have digital scales?
August 10, 2012 09:48
cup = 8oz, 8 tbsps
August 10, 2012 09:52
i thought one ounce equaled two tablespoons???
  17395353
August 10, 2012 11:00
QUOTE:

i thought one ounce equaled two tablespoons???


You're correct! There are 16 TBSP in a cup. Google it!

And, just to really screw with things, there is a slight difference between a dry cup and a fluid cup. You can use a dry cup to measure liquid but you'll usually come up short because filling it exactly typically ends in spillage. On the other hand, you can use a liquid cup to measure dry things but again it won't be as accurate becuase there's no precise line.

OP, I know it's a pain to go through the whole food list but do your best to try to find the listings that best match what you'll be using for measuring. There are plenty out there with ml's, grams and ounces that might work better for you.
Edited by MinnieInMaine On August 10, 2012 11:06
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