What is the size of a metric cup?

A metric cup is exactly 250 millilitres, defined as one quarter of a litre.

What is a US barrel and where is it used?

The US barrel is a volume unit equal to 42 US gallons, primarily used in the petroleum industry for measuring crude oil and petroleum products.

Why do conversions from metric cups to US barrels result in small numbers?

Because the metric cup is a very small unit compared to the large volume of a US oil barrel.

How to Convert from Cup (metric) to Barrel (US) [bbl (US)]?

Convert volumes from metric cups to US barrels using this easy-to-use online tool, ideal for culinary and petroleum industry applications.

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Cup (metric) to Barrel (US) [bbl (US)] Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This tool converts volume measurements from the metric cup, a culinary unit, to the US barrel used primarily in the petroleum sector.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume in metric cups that you want to convert.
Select the target unit as US barrel (bbl US).
Click the convert button to see the equivalent volume in barrels.

Key Features

Converts volume from metric cups defined as 250 mL to US barrels used in oil measurement.
Supports accurate volume translation between small culinary units and large petroleum industry standards.
User-friendly, browser-based converter suitable for both kitchen and industrial contexts.

Examples

10 Cups (metric) equals 0.020966036 Barrel (US) [bbl (US)].
250 Cups (metric) equals 0.5241509 Barrel (US) [bbl (US)].

Common Use Cases

Converting ingredient volumes in recipes to large-scale petroleum volumes for industry reporting.
Measuring and communicating crude oil production and refined product shipments.
Translating culinary or nutritional measures into petroleum storage and transport contexts.

Tips & Best Practices

Ensure you understand the scale difference between a metric cup and a US barrel before converting.
Maintain consistent units within your calculations to avoid confusion.
Apply this conversion mainly in contexts involving liquids, especially petroleum products.

Limitations

The metric cup is much smaller, so results yield very small decimal values when converted to barrels.
US barrel volume applies mainly to petroleum and liquid hydrocarbons; conversions may not suit other products.
Attention is needed to avoid misinterpretation by keeping units consistent and contextually relevant.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the size of a metric cup?: A metric cup is exactly 250 millilitres, defined as one quarter of a litre.
What is a US barrel and where is it used?: The US barrel is a volume unit equal to 42 US gallons, primarily used in the petroleum industry for measuring crude oil and petroleum products.
Why do conversions from metric cups to US barrels result in small numbers?: Because the metric cup is a very small unit compared to the large volume of a US oil barrel.

Key Terminology

Metric Cup: A non-SI unit of volume equal to 250 millilitres, commonly used in culinary measurements.
US Barrel (bbl): A unit of volume equal to 42 US gallons, mainly used in the petroleum industry for crude oil and product measurement.
Conversion Rate: The factor used to translate one unit of measurement to another; here, 1 metric cup equals 0.0020966036 US barrels.

Quick Knowledge Check

What volume does one metric cup represent?

100 millilitres

250 millilitres

500 millilitres

The US barrel is primarily used to measure what?

Water volume

Petroleum products

Dry goods

Why is the converted value from cups to barrels often very small?

Because the barrel is a very large unit

Because the cup is a very large unit

Because both units are similar in size

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