Recipe Conversion | Country Difference Conversions
Recipe Conversion is sometimes required because some countries measures are different even though they have the same name. For example US Pints and fluid ounces are different to British pints and fluid ounces. The table below lists the differences in countries weights and measures.
| Measure | Australia | Canada | UK | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaspoon | 5 ml | 4.93 ml | ||
| Dessertspoon | 10 ml | — | ||
| Tablespoon | 20 ml | 15 ml | 14.79 ml | |
| Fluid ounce | 28.41 ml | 29.57 ml | ||
| Cup | 250 ml | 284.1 ml | 236.59 ml | |
| Pint | 568.26 ml | 473.18 ml | ||
| Quart | 1136.52 ml | 946.35 ml | ||
| Gallon | 4546.09 ml | 3785.41 ml | ||
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Recipe Conversion | US to British and British to US quick conversions.
Many US and British recipes give measurements in metric ml, in which case Recipe Conversion is not needed.
The US fluid ounce is only a little different to the US fluid ounce so for most recipes Recipe Conversion is unnecessary and they can be considered the same.
The US teaspoon and tablespoons are only a little different to the British metric teaspoon and tablespoons so again for most recipes Recipe Conversion is unnecessary and they can be considered the same. The only issue here is if the units are actually imperial tablespoon (17.7581714 ml) or imperial teaspoon (5.91939047 ml).
US and British pints do differ quite a lot, US=473.18 mL British=568.26 ml. The table below shows the direct conversion factors to use.
| To Convert | Multiply By |
|---|---|
| US pints to British pints | 1.2 |
| British pints to US pints | 0.83 |
The US cup is 8 US fluid ounces (fl oz) or 236.59 ml. The British cup is 10 British fluid ounces (fl oz) or 284.1 ml. Therefore the British cup is approximately one fifth greater than the US equivalent. The table below shows the conversion factors to use to directly convert between the two.
| To Convert | Multiply By |
|---|---|
| US Cups to British Cups | 1.2 |
| British Cups to US Cups | 0.83 |
So the Recipe Conversion for a British recipe containing 5 British Cups would equal 5 * 0.83 = 4.15. Recipe Conversion need not be this exact so we just say 4 and a bit cups.
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