US Gallons to Cups Converter

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Convert US gallons to US cups using the customary 8-fl-oz cup: 1 US gallon = 16 cups exactly; 2 gallons = 32 cups; 1/4 gallon = 4 cups. Useful when planning party drinks or scaling a batch recipe so each portion uses cup-precise pours. Browser-local conversion, no upload.

Gallon (US)
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Gallon (US) → Cup (US)

Quick reference table

Gallon (US)Cup (US)
1 gal (US)16 cup (US)
2 gal (US)32 cup (US)
5 gal (US)80 cup (US)
10 gal (US)160 cup (US)
25 gal (US)400.0001 cup (US)
50 gal (US)800.0001 cup (US)
100 gal (US)1600.0003 cup (US)

Glossary

US gallon

A US liquid gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches, or 3.785411784 L. It is the everyday US unit for fuel, milk, paint and bulk household liquids. One US gallon contains 4 quarts, 8 pints or 128 US fluid ounces. The UK imperial gallon (≈4.546 L) is about 20 % larger and is a different unit — always check which is meant.

US cup

A US customary cup is exactly 8 US fluid ounces or about 236.59 ml — the value used in most US recipes and on cooking measuring cups. The US legal cup used in nutrition labelling is slightly larger at exactly 240 ml (a 1.4 % difference). This converter uses the customary 8-fl-oz cup. One cup contains 16 tablespoons or 48 teaspoons.

Metric / SI volume

In the metric system, volume is reported in liters (everyday) or cubic meters (industrial), with millilters for fine resolution. The relations are exact powers of ten: 1 m³ = 1,000 L = 1,000,000 ml, and 1 ml = 1 cm³. The metric system is the standard worldwide for science, beverages, fuel in metric countries, and most modern recipes outside the United States.

Imperial / US Customary volume

US customary and UK imperial systems both use gallon, quart, pint and fluid ounce — but with different sizes. The US gallon is 3.785 L (128 US fl oz); the UK imperial gallon is 4.546 L (160 UK fl oz). Cooking units (tsp = 4.93 ml, tbsp = 14.79 ml, cup = 240 ml) follow the US standard in nearly all modern English-language recipes.

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