Pints → cups

Pints to Cups

1 pint = 2 cups.

1 cup = 125 g
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2 cups

Pints to cups chart

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½ pt1 cup
1 pt2 cup
1 ½ pt3 cup
2 pt4 cup
3 pt6 cup
4 pt8 cup

How to convert pints to cups

cups = pints × 2

US measuring cups and spoons are fixed ratios: 1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 48 teaspoons = 8 fluid ounces = 236.6 ml.

Cups, pints, quarts and gallons

Each US liquid measure is two or four of the one below it: 2 cups in a pint, 2 pints in a quart, 4 quarts in a gallon.

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1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fl oz (US)
US measureCupsFluid ouncesMillilitres
1 gallon161283,785
1 quart432946
1 pint216473
1 cup18237

These are US liquid measures. UK (imperial) pints, quarts and gallons are about 20% larger.

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Frequently asked questions

Is 2 cups a pint?

Yes. 1 US pint = 2 cups = 16 fl oz = 473 ml.

How many cups in a pint of blueberries or strawberries?

A pint basket of berries is sold by volume: about 2 cups (roughly 300–350 g of berries).

Is a UK pint bigger?

Yes. An imperial pint is 568 ml, about 2.4 US cups.

How many cups are in a pint?

2. 1 pint = 2 cups.

How many cups are in 1 ½ pt?

3 cup.

Is a metric cup the same as a US cup?

No. A US cup is 237 ml; a metric cup (Australia, Canada, New Zealand) is 250 ml. Tablespoons differ too: 14.8 ml in the US, 15 ml metric, 20 ml in Australia.

Does it matter what I am measuring?

Not for volume to volume: a cup is 16 tablespoons of anything. It matters only when converting volume to weight (cups to grams).