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    Home » Czech Republic

    Conversion Chart: U.S. to Metric

    Published: Apr 25, 2021 · Modified: Nov 10, 2021 by Petra Kupská

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    In the Czech Republic and across most European countries, cooking ingredients are weighed on a kitchen scale. We use metric units, most often grams for mass and milliliters for basic liquids.

    My recipes on this blog are based on the originals written in metric units. To adapt to the U.S. measuring system, I use the following conversions according to FDA guidance:

    • 1 US legal cup = 240 ml
    • 1 Tbsp = 15 ml
    • 1 tsp = 5 ml
    • 1 fluid ounce = 30 ml
    • 1 oz = 28 g
    • 1 lb (pound) = 454 g
    u.s. cup flour to metric scale

    Below you will find the most commonly used ingredients converted from U.S. units to the metric system. I weighed each ingredient on my kitchen scale to make sure the conversions listed in the recipes are correct.

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    Flour
    Sugar white – granulated
    Sugar powdered
    Oil vegetable
    Butter
    Liquids
    Sour cream
    Breadcrumbs
    Rice dry
    Poppy seed raw
    Poppy seed ground
    Jam
    Buttermilk
    Mayonnaise
    Dark cocoa powder
    Greek yogurt
    Baking powder
    Dried lentils

    Flour

    All-purpose flour; in Czech: "hladká mouka." When measured, please prefer the Spoon & level method. Do not scoop the flour, especially if baking.

    • 1 cup = 130 g
    • ½ cup = 65 g
    • ⅓ cup = 44 g
    • ¼ cup = 33 g

    Sugar white – granulated

    In Czech: "bílý cukr" or "cukr krupice"

    • 1 cup = 200 g
    • ½ cup = 100 g
    • ⅓ cup = 67 g
    • ¼ cup = 50 g

    Sugar powdered

    In Czech: "práškový cukr" or "moučkový cukr"

    • 1 cup = 120 g
    • ½ cup = 60 g
    • ⅓ cup = 40 g
    • ¼ cup = 30 g

    Oil vegetable

    In Czech: "rostlinný olej"

    • 1 cup = 220 g = 240 ml
    • ½ cup = 110 g = 120 ml
    • ¼ cup = 55 g = 60 ml

    Butter

    In Czech: "máslo"

    • 1 stick = ½ cup = 8 Tbsp = 4 oz = 113 g
    • 2 sticks = 1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 8 oz = 226 g

    Liquids

    For example: water, milk, broth

    • 1 cup = 240 ml = 8 fl oz
    • ½ cup = 120 ml = 4 fl oz
    • ¼ cup = 60 ml = 2 fl oz

    Sour cream

    In Czech: "zakysaná smetana"

    • 1 cup = 240 g
    • ½ cup = 120 g
    • ⅓ cup = 80 g
    • ¼ cup = 60 g

    Breadcrumbs

    In Czech: "strouhanka"

    • 1 cup = 120 g
    • ½ cup = 60 g
    • ⅓ cup = 40 g
    • ¼ cup = 30 g

    Rice dry

    In Czech: "rýže"

    • 1 cup = 190 g
    • ½ cup = 95 g
    • ⅓ cup = 63 g
    • ¼ cup = 48 g

    Poppy seed raw

    In Czech: "mák"

    • 1 cup = 145 g
    • ½ cup = 72,5 g
    • ⅓ cup = 48 g
    • ¼ cup = 36 g

    Poppy seed ground

    In Czech: "mletý mák"

    • 1 cup = 90 g
    • ½ cup = 45 g
    • ⅓ cup = 30 g
    • ¼ cup = 23 g

    Jam

    Marmelade, powidl and other preserves. In Czech: "marmeláda" or "džem"

    • 1 cup = 330 g
    • ½ cup = 165 g
    • ⅓ cup = 110 g
    • ¼ cup = 82,5 g

    Buttermilk

    In Czech: "kefír" or "acidofilní mléko"

    • 1 cup = 225 g = 240 ml
    • ½ cup = 112,5 g = 120 ml

    Mayonnaise

    In Czech: "majonéza" or "majolka"

    • 1 cup = 220 g
    • ½ cup = 110 g
    • ⅓ cup = 73 g
    • ¼ cup = 55 g

    Dark cocoa powder

    In Czech "kakao"

    • 1 Tbsp = 7,5 g
    • 1 tsp = 2,5 g

    Greek yogurt

    In Czech "řecký jogurt", fat content around 10 %

    • 1 cup = 280 g
    • ½ cup = 140 g
    • ⅓ cup = 93 g
    • ¼ cup = 70 g

    Baking powder

    In Czech "kypřicí prášek"

    • 1 tsp = 4 g
    • 1 Tbps = 13 g

    Dried lentils

    In Czech "čočka"

    • 1 cup = 200 g
    • ½ cup = 100 g
    • ⅓ cup = 67 g
    • ¼ cup = 50 g
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    Comments

    1. Ellen Myftari

      December 03, 2021 at 7:02 pm

      Hello Petra ~
      I want to THANK YOU for providing the above Metric/US Std measurements - so concise and thorough! I love to explore ethnic cooking and trying to figure out the above differences in recipes was a nightmare (I made so many mistakes!). I'm looking forward to trying your various creations .... Best Wishes ~ Ellen

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      • Petra Kupská

        December 05, 2021 at 4:00 pm

        Hello Ellen, Thank you for your kind comment! I come from the Czech Republic, where we measure our cooking ingredients with a scale and use the metric system. When I started cooking for a US audience, I had to prepare a conversion for each ingredient used. If you need any advice on a Czech recipe, I'd be happy to help! 🙂 With warm greetings from Bohemia, Petra

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