Quarts → cups

Quarts to Cups

1 quart = 4 cups.

1 cup = 125 g
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4 cups

Quarts to cups chart

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¼ qt1 cup
½ qt2 cup
1 qt4 cup
1 ½ qt6 cup
2 qt8 cup
4 qt16 cup

How to convert quarts to cups

cups = quarts × 4

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 4 cups a quart?

Yes. 4 US cups = 1 US quart = 32 fl oz = 946 ml.

Are 2 cups a quart?

No. 2 cups is a pint; a quart is 2 pints, or 4 cups.

How many cups are in a quart and in a gallon?

4 cups in a quart, 4 quarts in a gallon, so 16 cups in a gallon.

Is a UK quart the same?

No. An imperial (UK) quart is 1,136 ml, about 4.8 US cups. US recipes mean the 946 ml US quart.

How many cups are in a quart?

4. 1 quart = 4 cups.

How many cups are in 1 qt?

4 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).