Food measurement and conversions
If you want to cook something from a recipe book from a country which uses imperial measures or you want to try out your grandmother’s favourite recipe that’s in pounds and ounces then you will need to convert the ingredient quantities. To help you, we have prepared this handy conversion guide for the kitchen.
All our Foodwatch recipes use metric cup and spoon measures, as is standard in Australia. These are:
- one metric cup holds 250 mL (8 fl oz)
- one metric tablespoon holds 20 mL (2/3 fl oz)
- one metric teaspoon holds 5 mL (1/6 fl oz)
Imperial to metric conversions - click on a link:
Metric units at a glance
| Weights |
|---|
| g = gram |
| kg = kilogram |
| 1000 g = 1 kg |
| Volumes |
| mL = millilitre |
| L = litre |
| 1000 mL = 1L |
| Lengths |
| mm = millimetre |
| cm = centimetre |
| m = metre |
| 10 mm = 1 cm |
| 100 cm = 1 m |
Dry measures
|
Metric |
Imperial |
|---|---|
|
15 g |
½ oz |
|
30 g |
1 oz |
|
60 g |
2 oz |
|
90 g |
3 oz |
|
100 g |
3 ½ oz |
|
125 g |
4 oz (¼lb) |
|
155 g |
5 oz |
|
185 g |
6 oz |
|
220 g |
7 oz |
|
250 g |
8 oz (½lb) |
|
280 g |
9 oz |
|
315 g |
10 oz |
|
345 g |
11 oz |
|
375 g |
12 oz (¾lb) |
|
440 g |
14 oz |
|
470 g |
15 oz |
|
500 g |
16 oz (1 lb) |
|
750 g |
24 oz (1 ½ lb) |
|
1 kg |
32 oz (2 lb) |
Liquid measures
|
Metric |
Imperial |
|---|---|
|
30 mL |
1 fluid oz |
|
60 mL |
2 fluid oz |
|
100 mL |
3 fluid oz |
|
125 mL |
4 fluid oz |
|
150 mL |
5 fluid oz (¼ pint = 1 gill) |
|
185 mL |
6 fluid oz |
|
250 mL |
8 fluid oz |
|
300 mL |
10 fluid oz (½ pint) |
|
500 mL |
16 fluid oz |
|
750 mL |
24 fluid oz |
|
1 L |
32 fluid oz (1 ¾ pints) |
Length measures
|
Metric |
Imperial |
|---|---|
|
3 mm |
1/8 in |
|
6 mm |
¼ in |
|
1 cm |
½ in |
|
2 cm |
¾ in |
|
2.5 cm |
1 in |
|
5 cm |
2 in |
|
6 cm |
2 ½ in |
|
8 cm |
3 in |
|
10 cm |
4 in |
|
13 cm |
5 in |
|
15 cm |
6 in |
|
18 cm |
7 in |
|
20 cm |
8 in |
|
23 cm |
9 in |
|
25 cm |
10 in |
|
28 cm |
11 in |
|
30 cm |
12 in (1 ft) |
Oven temperatures
|
Setting |
oC (Celsius) |
oF (Fahrenheit) |
Gas Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Very slow |
120 |
250 |
½ |
|
Slow |
140-150 |
275-300 |
1-2 |
|
Moderately slow |
160 |
325 |
3 |
|
Moderate |
180-190 |
350-375 |
4-5 |
|
Moderately hot |
200 |
400 |
6 |
|
Hot |
220-230 |
425-450 |
7-8 |
|
Very hot |
240 |
472 |
9 |
