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17.8.20

Did better today. Got to 3pm and had lovely big meal (photo below). Packet of meat and cheese from aldi, cherry tomatoes and mozzarella. Then later on had some salami, nuts and a pink gin. I will beat my awful hormones.

Use this helpful guide to find baking and cooking conversions between metric, imperial and US cup measures.

Convert carefully

For most home cooks, an extra gram or two of an ingredient won't make much of a difference. Once you start working with larger quantities, however, precision counts: an incorrect measurement can throw off a ratio and ruin a recipe. Proper ingredient measurements are especially important in baking. If you're working with larger quantities, especially in baking, seek out a precise conversion tool on the internet, or use a search engine to convert between metric and imperial.

Volume

When measuring liquid, cooking measurements are quite straightforward:

Metric-Imperial -US cups

250ml - 8 fl oz - 1 cup

180ml - 6 fl oz - 3/4 cup

150ml - 5 fl oz - 2/3 cup

120ml - 4 fl oz - 1/2 cup

75ml - 2 1/2 fl oz - 1/3 cup

60ml - 2 fl oz - 1/4 cup

30ml - 1 fl oz - 1/8 cup

15ml - 1/2 fl oz - 1 tablespoon

Weight

Check this chart for basic imperial to metric conversions:

1/2 oz - 15g

1 oz - 30g

2 oz - 60g

3 oz - 90g

4 oz - 110g

5 oz - 140g

6 oz - 170g

7 oz - 200g

8 oz - 225g

9 oz - 255g

10 oz - 280g

11 oz - 310g

12 oz - 340g

13 oz - 370g

14 oz - 400g

15 oz - 425g

1 lb - 450g

Spoons!

Ever stop to wonder about teaspoons, dessertspoons and tablespoons? Here are their metric equivalents. But first:

1 dessertspoon = 2 teaspoons

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

1 teaspoon - 5ml

2 teaspoons - 10ml

1 tablespoon - 15ml

2 tablespoons - 30ml

3 tablespoons - 45ml

4 tablespoons - 60ml

5 tablespoons - 75ml

6 tablespoons - 90ml

7 tablespoons - 105ml

Also know that tablespoons can be easily used to convert dry (and wet) ingredients to/from US cups. Here's a simple conversion chart:

Tablespoons to US cups

1 tablespoon - 1/16 cup

2 tablespoons - 1/8 cup

4 tablespoons - 1/4 cup

5 tablespoons - 1/3 cup

8 tablespoons - 1/2 cup

10 tablespoons - 2/3 cup

12 tablespoons - 3/4 cup

16 tablespoons - 1 cup

Weight of common ingredients

Found a recipe in US cups? Keep in mind a cup of butter weighs much more than a cup of flour! Use this chart to convert common ingredients between cups, metric and imperial:

Plain flour and icing sugar

US cups - Metric - Imperial

1/8 cup - 15g - 1/2 oz

1/4 cup - 30g - 1 oz

1/3 cup - 40g - 1 1/2 oz

1/2 cup - 65g - 2 1/4 oz

2/3 cup - 85g - 3 oz

3/4 cup - 95g - 3 1/4 oz

1 cup - 125g - 4 1/2 oz

Porridge oats

US cups - Metric - Imperial

1/8 cup - 10g - 1/3 oz

1/4 cup - 20g - 3/4 oz

1/3 cup - 30g - 1 oz

1/2 cup - 45g - 1 1/2 oz

3/4 cup - 60g - 2 1/4 oz

1 cup - 85g - 3 oz

Sugar (caster and granulated)

US cups - Metric - Imperial

1/8 cup - 25g - 1 oz

1/4 cup - 50g - 1 3/4 oz

1/3 cup - 70g - 2 1/4 oz

1/2 cup - 100g - 3 1/2 oz

2/3 cup - 135g - 4 3/4 oz

3/4 cup - 150g - 5 1/4 oz

1 cup - 200g - 7 oz

Brown soft sugar

US cups - Metric - Imperial

1/8 cup - 25g - 1 oz

1/4 cup - 55g - 2 oz

1/3 cup - 75g - 2 1/2 oz

1/2 cup - 110g - 4 oz

2/3 cup - 150g - 5 oz

3/4 cup - 170g - 6 oz

1 cup - 220g - 7 3/4 oz

Honey, treacle and syrup

US cupsMetricImperial

1/8 cup - 45g - 1 1/2 oz

1/4 cup - 85g - 3 oz

1/3 cup - 110g - 4 oz

1/2 cup - 170g - 6 oz

2/3 cup - 225g - 8 oz

3/4 cup - 250g - 9 oz

1 cup - 340g - 12 oz

Butter and margarine

US cupsMetricImperial

1/8 cup - 25g - 1 oz

1/4 cup - 60g - 2 oz

1/3 cup - 75g - 3 oz

1/2 cup - 110g - 4 oz

2/3 cup - 150g - 5 1/4 oz

3/4 cup - 180g - 6 1/4 oz

1 cup - 225g - 8 oz

Quick conversions

For other common ingredients, here are some quick conversions from US cups to metric:

1 cup chocolate chips = 150g

1 cup cocoa powder = 125g

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans = 125g

1 cup walnut or pecan halves = 100g

1 cup desiccated coconut = 75g

1 tablespoon baking powder = 15g

1 tablespoon salt = 18g

1 cup grated Cheddar cheese = 120g

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese = 80g

1 cup dried breadcrumbs = 120g

1 cup couscous = 175g

1 cup lentils = 190g

1 cup sultanas or raisins = 170g

source ketodietstore

Obviously not all examples are low carb but it gives you an idea. 

British                                    American

Aubergine                              Eggplant 'Bangers'                                Sausages BapSoft, white bun.              Similar to burger bun Biscuits                                  Cookies Broad Beans                          Fava or Lima Beans Caster Sugar                          Similar to Superfine sugar Chickpeas                              Garbanzo Beans Chips                                      French Fries Cornflour                               Similar to Cornstarch Cooking Apples                    Tart, green apples Courgettes                             Zucchini Crisps                                     Potato Chips Dessicated Coconut             Shredded Coconut Digestive Biscuits                 Similar to Graham Crackers Double Cream                        Heavy Cream Fish Fingers                           Fish Sticks Flaked Almonds                    Slivered Almonds Gammon Steaks                    Ham Steaks Golden Syrup                        Similar to Light Corn Syrup Icing Sugar                            Confectioners or Powdered Sugar Icing                                       Frosting Jam                                         Preserves or Jelly Jelly                                       Jello Jacket Potato                       Baked Potato Lard                                       Clarified Pork Fat Mince                                    Ground Beef Mincemeat                            Sweet pie filling, made with dried fruit/peel Plain Flour                            All-Purpose Flour Prawns                                  Shrimp Rasher of Bacon                  Slice of Bacon Porridge Oats                       Oatmeal Orange Rind                         Orange Peel Single Cream                        Light Cream Sultana                                 Similar to yellow raisin, different grape Swede                                   Rutabaga or Yellow Turnip Treacle                                  Molasses Wholemeal                           Wholewheat Glossary Of Cooking Terms - Cookware & Utensils British                                   American