What is the cup measure for in the kitchen?
The cup is the basic tool of the portion definitions and is fixed at 240 milliliters. One fist corresponds to the same volume.
In TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, the cup is the basic measuring tool used to define the standard portion in all food groups, and it is fixed at its international equivalent of 240 milliliters. The guideline finds it useful for every consumer who prepares and serves food to keep at home a glass that defines this measure, because all the other measures are derived from this volume.
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- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 10.2.1, s. 229 (Kupa eşdeğerlikleri) 1 kupa = 240 mL; 1 yumruk = 1 kupa; küçük kase 12-14 cm / 240 mL = 1 kupa; büyük bardak 360 mL = 1,5 kupa; büyük kase 18-22 cm / 480 mL = 2 kupa; süt ve yoğurt 1 kupa; pişmiş sebze 1 kupa; pişmiş kuru baklagil ¾ kupa; pilav ve makarna ½ kupa; çiğ yaprak sebze 2 kupa; doğranmış meyve 1 kupa; küçük taneli meyvede 1 standart porsiyon 150 g ve ölçüm kasede daha doğrudur; 14 cm kase çorba, 16 cm kase meyve ve yoğurt için uygundur accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 10.2.1, s. 230 (Kepçe Ölçüleri) Orta kepçe = 120 mL = ½ kupa accessed: 2026-08-15
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