1000 ml to Cups
1000 ml is 4.23 US cups — in the kitchen, measure 4 cups + 4 tbsp. One US cup is 236.588 ml, so millilitres rarely land on a round cup fraction; the practical measure above is the closest you can actually scoop.
Measuring cups vary by country: this answer uses the US customary cup of 236.588 ml. Against a 250 ml metric cup, 1000 ml is 4 cups instead.
How many cups is 1000 ml?
| US cups (exact) | 4.23 cups |
|---|---|
| Kitchen measure | 4 cups + 4 tbsp |
| Tablespoons | 67.6 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 203 tsp |
| US fluid ounces | 33.8 fl oz |
| Metric cups (250 ml) | 4 cups |
What does 1000 ml weigh?
Millilitres measure volume, so the weight depends entirely on what you are measuring. At 1000 ml:
| Ingredient | Weight |
|---|---|
| Flour | 507 g |
| Sugar | 845 g |
| Powdered Sugar | 507 g |
| Brown Sugar | 900 g |
| Honey | 1437 g |
| Butter | 959 g |
| Milk | 1036 g |
| Rice | 782 g |
Water is the one case where the two match: 1000 ml of water weighs about 1000 g.
Nearby amounts
| ml | Cups (exact) | Kitchen measure |
|---|---|---|
| 500 ml | 2.11 | 2 ⅛ cups |
| 600 ml | 2.54 | 2 ½ cups |
| 750 ml | 3.17 | 3 ⅛ cups |
Convert another amount
1000 ml = 4.227 cup
More: the full ml-to-cups chart · cups to ml · cups to grams by ingredient
1 US cup = 236.588 ml; metric cup = 250 ml; US legal cup = 240 ml. Ingredient weights from the open density dataset. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.