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Standard Units of Measure

Unfortunately there is no one standard for measure that is used universally around the world. Hopefully this lists below will help in determining units and how they relate.

Relationship of ounces to metric

American Ounces Metric ml and litres (approx.)
1 fl. oz. 30 ml
2 fl. oz. 60 ml
4 fl. oz. 125 ml
8 fl. oz. 250 ml
12 fl. oz. 375 ml
16 fl. oz. 500 ml
32 fl. oz. 1 litre
128 fl. oz. 4 litres


Millilitres to Ounces Conversion

  ml ounces(oz)
dash 0.9 1/32
teaspoon 3.7 1/8
splash 3.7 1/8
tablespoon 11.1 3/8
measure(msr) 26.5 0.9
pony 29.5 1
shot 29.5 1
jigger 44.5 1 1/2
miniature(nip) 59.2 2
wine glass 119 4
split 177 6
cup 257 8
half pint (US) 257 8
half pint (UK) 284 9.6
tenth 378.88 12.8
mickey 384 13
pint(US) 472 16
pint (UK) 568 19.3
fifth 755.2 25.6
quart 944 32
imperial quart 1137 38.4
half gallon (US) 1894 64
gallon (US) 3789 128


Champagne and Wine Measures

  litres ounces(oz)
split (1/4 btl) 0.177 6
pint (1/2 btl) 0.375 12
quart (1 btl) 0.739 25
magnum (2 btls) 1.478 52
jeroboam (4 btls) 2.956 104
tappit-hen 3.788 128
rehoboam (6 btls) 4.434  
methuselah (8 btls) 5.912  
salmanazar (12 btls) 8.868  
balthazar (16 btls) 11.824  
nebuchadnezzar (20 btls) 14.780  
demijohn (4.9 gallons) 18.66  


Metric Measure Comparisons

  ml cl dl
ml 1 0.1 0.01
cl 10 1 0.1
dl 100 10 1
ml=millilitre   cl=centilitre,   dl=decilitre



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