Is the UK cup an official measurement unit?

No, the UK cup is an informal culinary unit without official Imperial or SI status, commonly treated as 250 millilitres in modern usage.

What is the US minim used for?

The US minim is a traditional apothecary unit formerly used to measure very small liquid doses in pharmacy and medicine.

Can I use this conversion for precise pharmaceutical dosing today?

Because the minim is largely obsolete and the UK cup value may vary, this conversion is best used for historical or approximate purposes rather than precise modern dosing.

How to Convert from Cup (UK) to Minim (US)?

Easily convert volume measurements from the UK cup, a traditional culinary unit, to the US minim, a historic apothecary liquid measure. This tool aids in translating common cooking volumes into small pharmaceutical doses.

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What Is This Tool?

This online converter transforms volume values from the UK cup unit, commonly used in British cooking, into the US minim, a traditional apothecary measure for very small liquid volumes. It is useful for culinary, pharmaceutical, and historical measurement conversions.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in UK cups into the input field
Select 'cup (UK)' as the source unit and 'minim (US)' as the target unit
Click the convert button to see the equivalent minim value
Review the result to assist in recipe adaptation or dosage interpretation

Key Features

Converts volumes from UK cup to US minim based on an established conversion rate
Supports translation between culinary and pharmaceutical volume units
Browser-based tool requiring no installation or special software
Includes example conversions for quick reference

Examples

2 Cups (UK) equals 9223.2954 Minim (US)
0.5 Cup (UK) equals 2305.8239 Minim (US)
1 Cup (UK) equals 4611.6477 Minim (US)

Common Use Cases

Measuring dry and liquid ingredients in British-style cooking using UK cups
Converting informal recipe volumes to precise pharmaceutical measures
Interpreting historical medical dosages recorded in minims
Adapting traditional British recipes for apothecary or medical contexts

Tips & Best Practices

Remember that the UK cup is not fully standardized and may vary depending on the source
Use this conversion primarily for historical or recipe adaptation purposes where approximate accuracy suffices
Verify converted values when applying to modern pharmaceutical dosing since minims are largely obsolete
Treat the UK cup as equivalent to 250 millilitres for consistent conversion

Limitations

The UK cup's value may differ slightly by source, affecting measurement precision
The US minim is mostly a historical unit and not commonly used in current dosage measurements
The conversion assumes a UK cup equals exactly 250 millilitres, which may not apply in all contexts

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the UK cup an official measurement unit?: No, the UK cup is an informal culinary unit without official Imperial or SI status, commonly treated as 250 millilitres in modern usage.
What is the US minim used for?: The US minim is a traditional apothecary unit formerly used to measure very small liquid doses in pharmacy and medicine.
Can I use this conversion for precise pharmaceutical dosing today?: Because the minim is largely obsolete and the UK cup value may vary, this conversion is best used for historical or approximate purposes rather than precise modern dosing.

Key Terminology

Cup (UK): An informal British culinary volume unit often treated as 250 millilitres but not standardized.
Minim (US): A traditional US apothecary unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 of a US fluid ounce, used historically in medicine.
Conversion Rate: The factor used to translate volume from one unit to another; here 1 UK cup equals approximately 4611.65 US minims.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the approximate volume equivalence used for the UK cup in this tool?

200 millilitres

250 millilitres

300 millilitres

The US minim is primarily associated with which field?

Pharmaceutical dosing

Modern cooking

Construction materials

Why might the conversion from UK cup to US minim not be perfectly accurate?

Variations in UK cup size

Errors in minim volume

Conversion tool bugs

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