Convert US Fluid Ounce to US Cup
Convert us fluid ounces to us cups instantly. 1 us fluid ounce = 0.125 us cup — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the US Cup to US Fluid Ounce converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
US Fluid Ounce
A US fluid ounce is 1/128 of a US gallon (29.5735 mL).
Derived from the gallon subdivision; distinct from the slightly smaller UK fluid ounce.
Standard for US beverage and nutrition labeling.
English customary; US since 1824.
US Cup
A US customary cup is one sixteenth of a US gallon (236.588 mL).
Standardized for American cooking; distinct from the 240 mL US legal cup and the 250 mL metric cup.
The standard US cooking-volume unit in recipes.
US customary cooking measure.
US Fluid Ounce to US Cup conversion formula
The relationship between us fluid ounces and us cups:
To convert us fluid ounces to us cups, multiply the value in us fluid ounces by 0.125. To reverse, multiply us cups by 8.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in us cups updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the US Cup to US Fluid Ounce converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert us fluid ounces to us cups
- Write down the value in us fluid ounces (fl oz).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.125.
- The product is the equivalent value in us cups (cup).
- To reverse, multiply the us cup value by 8.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 fl oz to cup:
1 × 0.125 = 0.125 cup
Example 2 — Convert 100 fl oz to cup:
100 × 0.125 = 12.5 cup
Real-world example — Plastic-film thickness alternates
A 150-us fluid ounce plastic film converts cleanly to us cups — useful for packaging buyers reconciling supplier datasheets across metric and US measurement systems.
150 fl oz × 0.125 = 18.75 cup
Real-world example — Hair-width scale measurements
A 70-us fluid ounce measurement (about the diameter of a human hair) is the kind of value materials engineers regularly express in adjacent micro-scale units like us cups for direct comparison across supplier datasheets.
70 fl oz × 0.125 = 8.75 cup
Real-world example — Paper and film thicknesses
At the thickness of office paper (roughly 3 us fluid ounces), converting between sub-millimeter units is routine for packaging and printing buyers comparing quotes from metric and US suppliers.
3 fl oz × 0.125 = 0.375 cup
US Fluid Ounce to US Cup conversion table
Standard reference values for converting us fluid ounces to us cups:
| US Fluid Ounce [fl oz] | US Cup [cup] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.00125 |
| 0.1 | 0.0125 |
| 1 | 0.125 |
| 2 | 0.25 |
| 3 | 0.375 |
| 4 | 0.5 |
| 5 | 0.625 |
| 10 | 1.25 |
| 20 | 2.5 |
| 30 | 3.75 |
| 40 | 5 |
| 50 | 6.25 |
| 100 | 12.5 |
| 500 | 62.5 |
| 1000 | 125 |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 fl oz = 0.125 cup) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Hydrographic Organization — Resolution on the Nautical Mile
International authority that standardised the nautical mile at exactly 1852 m in 1929 — the value adopted worldwide for sea and air navigation.