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I think "cup" is one of these American units, it's about 236ml
by nilsherzig 2y ago
I think "cup" is one of these American units, it's about 236ml
- NilMostChill 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit). American legal cup ? metric cup ? Canadian cup ? or one of the other ones. Even if you narrow it to just the roughly the US you still have 4 + metric , so 5 different options. and that doesn't even account for people just using the cup they have to hand. It's not a rant at you, it's frustration with non-specific, arbitrary units.
- jannyfer 2y agoWAIT. US cups and metric cups are different?
- NilMostChill 2y agoTechnically yes and that confusion is exactly my point.
- collinmanderson 2y agoCups are 236.6 ml. 8 fluid ounces. But, wow apparently the FDA rounds cups in nutrition labeling to be exactly 240ml “legal cup”, which I agree is super annoying. It’s 1.4% more. “For purposes of nutrition labeling, 1 cup means 240 mL, 1 tablespoon means 15 mL, 1 teaspoon means 5 mL, 1 fluid ounce means 30 mL, and 1 ounce means 28 g (21 CFR 101.9(b)(5)(viii))”