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The "cup" size for measuring ingredients is massively confusing as there is the US Customary Cup at about 236mL, the US Legal Cup at 240mL, the Metric and Canad
by Digit-Al 3y ago
The "cup" size for measuring ingredients is massively confusing as there is the US Customary Cup at about 236mL, the US Legal Cup at 240mL, the Metric and Canadian Cups at 250mL, the Imperial Cup at about 284mL, the Latin American Cup (which has multiple sizes), and the Japanese Cup at 200mL.
As if that wasn't confusing enough, I seem to have measuring cups that want to make things even more confusing. Firstly, the 1 cup is labeled as being 250mL and the 1/2 cup is labeled at 125mL, which conforms to the Metric Cup size; however, the 1/3 cup is labeled at 80mL and the 1/4 cup shows 60mL, both of which would give a 240mL cup size, which is the US Legal Cup. As if that wasn't bad enough, if I fill the cup and pour it into either of my two measuring jugs, it actually only holds 200mL, which is the Japanese Cup size.