How many cups is 500 mL?
500 mL = 2.11 cups
About 2 1/8 US cups · 16.91 fl oz · 33.8 Tbsp · metric cups: 2
Measure with: about 2 cups + 2 Tbsp
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Other cup standards
US cups: 2.113 · nutrition-label cups (240 mL): 2.083 · metric cups (250 mL): 2 · UK fluid ounces: 17.6
The common single water bottle is 500 mL, labeled 16.9 fl oz. That works out to 2 cups + 2 Tbsp, so if a recipe needs 2 cups of water and all you have is the bottle, pour off about 2 Tbsp. More at 16.9 oz to cups.
A recipe from Australia, New Zealand, Canada or the UK that says 2 cups means exactly 500 mL, because their cup is 250 mL. Two US cups (473 mL) come up about 27 mL short, so for that recipe fill your US cups slightly over or add the 2 Tbsp.
500 mL is half a liter, so a 1 liter carton of stock holds two of these. See cups in a liter.
| 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 cups is 500 mL?
2.11 US cups, or 2 cups + 2 Tbsp. In metric-cup countries it is exactly 2 cups.
How many ounces is 500 mL?
16.91 fl oz, which is why 500 mL water bottles say 16.9 fl oz.
Is 500 mL 2 cups?
It is 2 metric cups. In US cups it is a little more than 2, about 2 cups + 2 Tbsp.
By Alton Vieira · Updated . Sources: US customary units: NIST Handbook 44 · nutrition-label cup: FDA 21 CFR 101.9. How we calculate.