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Oriental Vegetable Reference and Recipe Guide
Metric Conversion
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Converting to Metric
To change |
To |
Multiply by |
| teaspoons (tsp.) |
millilitres (ml.) |
5 |
| tablespoons (T.) |
millilitres (ml.) |
15 |
| fluid ounces (fl.oz.) |
millilitres (ml.) |
28 |
| cups (c.) |
litres (L.) |
0.24 |
| pints (pt.) |
litres (L.) |
0.47 |
| quarts (qt.) |
litres (L.) |
0.95 |
| gallons (gal.) |
litres (L.) |
3.8 |
| dry ounces (oz.) |
grams (g.) |
28 |
| pounds |
kilograms (kg.) |
0.45 |
| inches (in.) |
centimetres (cm.) |
2.54 |
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| Dry Weight |
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| Weight |
Equivalent |
Approximate Conversion |
| 1 oz. |
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30 g |
| 3 oz. |
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85 g |
| 4 oz. |
¼ lb. |
115 g |
| 5 oz. |
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140 g |
| 1/3 lb. |
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150 g |
| 1/2lb. |
8 oz. |
225 g |
| 3/4lb. |
12 oz. |
350 g |
| 1 lb. |
16 oz. |
450 g |
| 2 lb. |
32 oz. |
900 g |
| 2.2 lb. |
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1000 g = 1 kg. |
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| Approximate Metric Conversions |
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| Spoons & Cups |
Equivalent |
Approximate Conversion |
| 1/8 tsp. |
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0.5 ml |
| 1/4 tsp. |
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1 ml |
| 1/2 tsp. |
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2 ml |
| 1 tsp. |
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5 ml |
| 1 T. |
3 tsp. |
15 ml |
| 1 coffee measure |
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25 ml |
| 2 T. |
1 fl. oz. |
30 ml |
| 1/4 c. |
4 T.= 2 fl. oz. |
50 ml |
| 1/3 c. |
5 T. plus 1 tsp. |
80 ml |
| 1/2 c. |
8 T. = 4 fl. oz. |
125 ml |
| 2/3 c. |
10 T. plus 2 tsp. |
160 ml |
| 3/4 c. |
12 T. = 6 fl. oz. |
180 ml |
| 1 c. |
16 T. = 8 fl. oz. = ½ pt. |
250 ml |
| 1 pt. |
2 c. = 16 fl. oz. |
500 ml |
| 1 qt. |
4 c. = 32 fl. oz. |
1000 ml = (1 L.) |
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