How many cups is 50 mL?
50 mL = 0.21 cup
About 1/4 US cup · 1.69 fl oz · 3.4 Tbsp · metric cups: 0.2
Measure with: about 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp + 1/4 tsp
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Other cup standards
US cups: 0.211 · nutrition-label cups (240 mL): 0.208 · metric cups (250 mL): 0.2 · UK fluid ounces: 1.76
50 mL is too small for any cup measure, so this is a job for spoons. 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp + 1/4 tsp lands within a fraction of a milliliter, and plain 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp (49 mL) is close enough for a dressing or a pan sauce.
The little liquor bottles sold at checkout counters and on planes usually hold 50 mL, which makes one of them about 3 1/3 tablespoons, or 1.69 fl oz. That is a bit more than a US shot of about 1.5 fl oz (see 1.5 oz to cups).
In a recipe written with 250 mL metric cups, 50 mL is one fifth of a cup. If your liquid measuring cup has mL marks, pour to the 50 line; if it only shows ounces, the 2 fl oz line is 59 mL, so stop a little short of it.
| mL | US cups | About | Fluid ounces | Tablespoons | Metric cups (250 mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 mL | 0.02 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| 10 mL | 0.04 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.7 | 0.04 |
| 15 mL | 0.06 | 1/8 | 0.51 | 1 | 0.06 |
| 30 mL | 0.13 | 1/8 | 1.01 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 50 mL | 0.21 | 1/4 | 1.69 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| 60 mL | 0.25 | 1/4 | 2.03 | 4.1 | 0.24 |
| 80 mL | 0.34 | 1/3 | 2.71 | 5.4 | 0.32 |
| 100 mL | 0.42 | 3/8 | 3.38 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| 120 mL | 0.51 | 1/2 | 4.06 | 8.1 | 0.48 |
| 125 mL | 0.53 | 1/2 | 4.23 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
| 150 mL | 0.63 | 5/8 | 5.07 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
| 175 mL | 0.74 | 3/4 | 5.92 | 11.8 | 0.7 |
| 200 mL | 0.85 | 7/8 | 6.76 | 13.5 | 0.8 |
| 250 mL | 1.06 | 1 | 8.45 | 16.9 | 1 |
| 300 mL | 1.27 | 1 1/4 | 10.14 | 20.3 | 1.2 |
| 330 mL | 1.39 | 1 3/8 | 11.16 | 22.3 | 1.32 |
| 350 mL | 1.48 | 1 1/2 | 11.83 | 23.7 | 1.4 |
| 375 mL | 1.59 | 1 5/8 | 12.68 | 25.4 | 1.5 |
| 400 mL | 1.69 | 1 2/3 | 13.53 | 27.1 | 1.6 |
| 450 mL | 1.9 | 1 7/8 | 15.22 | 30.4 | 1.8 |
| 500 mL | 2.11 | 2 1/8 | 16.91 | 33.8 | 2 |
| 600 mL | 2.54 | 2 1/2 | 20.29 | 40.6 | 2.4 |
| 700 mL | 2.96 | 3 | 23.67 | 47.3 | 2.8 |
| 750 mL | 3.17 | 3 1/8 | 25.36 | 50.7 | 3 |
| 800 mL | 3.38 | 3 3/8 | 27.05 | 54.1 | 3.2 |
| 1000 mL | 4.23 | 4 1/4 | 33.81 | 67.6 | 4 |
Questions
How many tablespoons is 50 mL?
About 3 1/3 Tbsp (3.38 Tbsp). Measure 3 Tbsp + 1 tsp, then add 1/4 tsp if you want to be exact.
Is 50 mL a quarter cup?
Slightly less. A US 1/4 cup is 59 mL, so 50 mL is about 1/5 of a cup, or 1.69 fl oz.
By Alton Vieira · Updated . Sources: US customary units: NIST Handbook 44 · nutrition-label cup: FDA 21 CFR 101.9. How we calculate.