Deciliters (dl) to Metric Cups (250ml) Conversion

This chart converts metric deciliters (dl) to metric cups (standardized at 250ml). Deciliters are often used in Scandinavian and some other European recipes.

Deciliters (dl)	Metric Cups (250ml) (approx.)	Milliliters (ml)
0.5 dl	1/5 Metric Cup	50 ml
1 dl	2/5 Metric Cup (or 0.4 Metric Cup)	100 ml
1.5 dl	3/5 Metric Cup (or 0.6 Metric Cup)	150 ml
2 dl	4/5 Metric Cup (or 0.8 Metric Cup)	200 ml
2.5 dl	1 Metric Cup	250 ml
3 dl	1 1/5 Metric Cups (or 1.2 Metric Cups)	300 ml
4 dl	1 3/5 Metric Cups (or 1.6 Metric Cups)	400 ml
5 dl (0.5 Liter)	2 Metric Cups	500 ml
10 dl (1 Liter)	4 Metric Cups	1000 ml

Note:

1 Deciliter (dl) = 100 milliliters (ml).
1 Metric Cup = 250 milliliters (ml).
Therefore, 1 Metric Cup = 2.5 deciliters (dl).
A US cup is slightly smaller (approx. 237 ml) than a metric cup.
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