US quarts to US cups
Multiply US quarts by 4 to get US cups.
4 qt = 16 cup
How to convert US quarts to US cups
The US cup is a US customary cup, one sixteenth of a gallon (236.5882365 millilitres). The US quart is one quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres).
Worked example — 4 qt: 4 × 4 = 16 cup.
US quarts to US cups table
| US quarts | US cups |
|---|---|
| 0.5 qt | 2 cup |
| 1 qt | 4 cup |
| 2 qt | 8 cup |
| 3 qt | 12 cup |
| 4 qt | 16 cup |
| 5 qt | 20 cup |
| 6 qt | 24 cup |
| 8 qt | 32 cup |
| 10 qt | 40 cup |
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About US quarts and US cups
US quart (qt)
1 qt = 4 cupDefinition. One quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres)
History and origin
The quart is literally a quarter of a gallon, a division used in English measure for centuries. The US quart is one quarter of the US gallon, about 0.946 litres.
Current use
Quarts are used in the United States for milk, juice and cooking stock, and as a handy kitchen measure.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
US cup (cup)
1 cup = 0.25 qtDefinition. A US customary cup, one sixteenth of a gallon (236.5882365 millilitres)
History and origin
The US customary cup was standardised as a cooking measure at one sixteenth of a gallon, about 237 millilitres. It became popular through American recipe books in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Current use
The cup is the dominant volume measure in US home cooking and baking; metric recipes usually give millilitres or grams instead.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Where people use this
US quarts: milk and juice, cooking stock. US cups: recipes, baking. 1 US quart is exactly 4 cups.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Both units are defined in NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents).
Questions people ask
How many cups in a quart?
One US quart is exactly 4 cups.
How many cups is 2 quarts?
2 US quarts is 8 cups.
How many cups is half a quart?
Half a US quart is 2 cups.