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Converting Liter to US Cup is a common volume conversion. One liter (L) equals 4.22676 us cup (cup). Liters are the standard volume unit for liquids in most countries worldwide.
This conversion is commonly needed for cooking and baking recipes, fuel and vehicle maintenance, aquarium and pool sizing. Cups are the most common volume measurement in American home cooking and baking.
To put liter in perspective: a bathtub (about 150 L). In us cup, common references include a cup of coffee.
The liter was originally defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of water at 4°C.
The US cup (240 mL) isn't a formally defined SI or imperial unit — it varies slightly from Commonwealth and Japanese 'cup' measurements, a common source of recipe conversion errors.
People frequently convert between liter and us cup for:
| Liter (L) | US Cup (cup) |
|---|---|
| 1 L | 4.22676 cup |
| 2 L | 8.45351 cup |
| 5 L | 21.1338 cup |
| 10 L | 42.2676 cup |
| 15 L | 63.4014 cup |
| 20 L | 84.5351 cup |
| 25 L | 105.7 cup |
| 30 L | 126.8 cup |
| 50 L | 211.3 cup |
| 100 L | 422.7 cup |
| 200 L | 845.4 cup |
| 500 L | 2,113 cup |
| 1000 L | 4,227 cup |