What Is This Tool?
This converter allows you to change volumes from the metric cup, which equals 250 milliliters, to the metric teaspoon, which equals 5 milliliters. It's designed to help with precise measurement conversions commonly used in cooking, food labeling, and medical dosing.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in cups (metric) that you want to convert.
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Select the source unit as cup (metric) and the target unit as teaspoon (metric).
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Click the convert button to get the volume in metric teaspoons.
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Use the result to measure ingredients, follow recipes, or dose liquids accurately.
Key Features
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Converts volume from cup (metric) to teaspoon (metric) accurately.
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Based on the standardized definitions of metric cup and teaspoon units.
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Useful for culinary measurements, food packaging, and pharmaceutical dosing.
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Browser-based and easy to use with quick results.
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Supports precise volume control for recipes and nutrition guidelines.
Examples
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2 Cups (metric) equals 100 Teaspoon (metric).
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0.5 Cup (metric) converts to 25 Teaspoon (metric).
Common Use Cases
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Measuring ingredient amounts in metric-based recipes.
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Determining small portion sizes for food packaging and nutrition labels.
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Calculating accurate dosages of liquid medicines and oral syrups.
Tips & Best Practices
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Always rely on the standardized metric cup and teaspoon sizes for accuracy.
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Double-check conversions when using recipes or labels that specify metric measurements.
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Use this tool to avoid ambiguities caused by different regional teaspoon sizes.
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Apply the conversion when precise volume control is required in cooking or medicine dosing.
Limitations
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Metric teaspoons are standardized, but non-metric teaspoons may have varying sizes causing discrepancies.
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The metric cup is not an SI unit, so converting to other volume units requires care to ensure standardized definitions are applied.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the volume of 1 metric cup in milliliters?
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One metric cup is defined exactly as 250 milliliters.
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How many metric teaspoons are in one metric cup?
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There are 50 metric teaspoons in 1 metric cup.
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Why use metric teaspoons instead of other teaspoon sizes?
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Metric teaspoons are standardized at exactly 5 milliliters, reducing confusion from varying national teaspoon sizes.
Key Terminology
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Cup (metric)
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A metric volume unit defined as exactly 250 milliliters, commonly used in culinary and nutritional measurements.
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Teaspoon (metric)
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A standardized culinary unit equal to exactly 5 milliliters, used for precise small volume measurements.