What Is This Tool?
This tool allows you to convert volumes from metric teaspoons to UK cups quickly and accurately, supporting recipe adjustments, medicine dosing, and nutritional measurements where these units are used.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the volume value in metric teaspoons in the input field
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Select 'teaspoon (metric)' as the source unit and 'cup (UK)' as the target unit
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Click the convert button to see the equivalent volume in UK cups
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Use the result to adjust recipes, medication doses, or portion sizes as needed
Key Features
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Converts between metric teaspoons and UK cups for volume measurement
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Supports common culinary and pharmaceutical use cases
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Easy to use with clear input and output units
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Browser-based with no installation required
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Helps adapt recipes and dosage instructions seamlessly
Examples
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5 teaspoons (metric) equals approximately 0.0879877 cup (UK)
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10 teaspoons (metric) convert to about 0.1759754 cup (UK)
Common Use Cases
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Measuring small ingredient quantities in cooking and baking
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Dosing small liquid volumes in medicines and oral syrups
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Adjusting recipe sizes by converting to commonly used UK cups
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Labeling serving sizes on food and nutrition packaging
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Converting informal recipe volumes to metric quantities for consistency
Tips & Best Practices
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Always verify the unit definitions especially for older UK recipes due to cup variability
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Use this tool to translate small measured volumes into larger, more familiar units
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Remember that the UK cup is commonly treated as 250 mL in modern contexts
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Employ metric teaspoons for dosage accuracy beyond culinary needs
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Consider conversion context when adjusting recipes for historical or regional variations
Limitations
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The UK cup size is not officially standardized and may vary in older recipes
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This conversion assumes a modern UK metric cup value of 250 mL
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Conversions may introduce minor inaccuracies due to cup variability
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Not suitable for uses requiring high-precision volume measurements
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Historical or non-metric UK cup definitions are not accounted for
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the metric teaspoon an official SI unit?
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No, the metric teaspoon is not an SI unit but is widely used with metric measurements to standardize small volume quantities.
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What volume does the UK cup represent?
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In modern use, the UK cup is commonly treated as equivalent to 250 milliliters, though it is not an official imperial or SI unit and may vary in older sources.
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Why convert from metric teaspoons to UK cups?
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Conversion helps adapt small measured volumes in recipes or medications to larger, more commonly referenced UK cup units for ease of use.
Key Terminology
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Metric Teaspoon
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A culinary volume unit defined exactly as 5 milliliters, used for measuring small ingredient volumes.
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UK Cup
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A culinary volume measure commonly treated as 250 milliliters in modern UK recipes, though not officially standardized.
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Conversion Rate
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The factor used to convert volumes from metric teaspoons to UK cups, specifically 1 teaspoon (metric) = 0.0175975399 cup (UK).