Recipe Serving & Unit Scaler
Scale a 4-serving recipe down to 2, convert cups to grams, tablespoons to milliliters — all in one page. 7 Korean & Western presets
Recipe presets
Original recipe (one line each)
Formats: "1 tbsp sugar", "2 T soy sauce", "1/2 onion", "1 1/2 cup flour". KO and EN are both recognized.
Scaled (2 → 2 servings)
- 2 cup aged kimchi
- 200 g pork shoulder
- 1 leek (green onion) stalk
- 1/2 onion
- 1/2 block tofu
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp gochugaru
- 1 tsp gochujang
- 1 tbsp soy sauce (for soup)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 cup water
Cooking tip: No change.
Quick unit converters
Korean 1 cup = 200 ml (US cup = 240 ml, see Guide).
Cup ↔ ml
cup=200 ml(US: 240 ml)
1 cup = 200 ml · 0.5 cup = 100 ml
Tbsp ↔ ml
tbsp=15 ml
1 tbsp = 15 ml = 3 tsp
Tsp ↔ ml
tsp=5 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml
oz ↔ g
oz=28.3 g
1 oz = 28.35 g
lb ↔ kg
lb=0.454 kg
1 lb = 0.454 kg
Oven °F ↔ °C
°F=°C
Low 325°F (163°C) · Med 350°F (175°C) · High 400°F (205°C)
Quick reverse table: 100 ml = 1/2 cup = 6 2/3 tbsp = 20 tsp · 30 g = 1.1 oz
Ingredient density (per 200-ml cup)
Values differ between blogs because of cup size and packing method. Below are values commonly used in Korean home cooking.
| Ingredient | per cup (g) | per tbsp (g) | per tsp (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 100 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Bread flour | 110 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| Cake flour | 90 | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| Rice (uncooked) | 160 | 12 | 4 |
| Glutinous rice | 165 | 12.4 | 4.1 |
| Rolled oats | 75 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| Granulated sugar | 170 | 12.8 | 4.2 |
| Brown sugar (packed) | 180 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
| Powdered sugar | 100 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Honey | 280 | 21 | 7 |
| Milk | 205 | 15.4 | 5.1 |
| Water | 200 | 15 | 5 |
| Soy sauce | 215 | 16.1 | 5.4 |
| Cooking oil | 180 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
| Sesame oil | 185 | 13.9 | 4.6 |
| Olive oil | 180 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
| Gochujang | 225 | 16.9 | 5.6 |
| Doenjang | 230 | 17.3 | 5.8 |
| Gochugaru (red-pepper flakes) | 90 | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| Butter | 190 | 14.3 | 4.8 |
| Salt | 240 | 18 | 6 |
| Cocoa powder | 85 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
See the Guide for Korean vs US cup differences (200 ml vs 240 ml) and baking accuracy tips. Guide · FAQ