This fl oz to mL calculator converts the US fluid ounce used in American recipes, beverage labels, and nutrition panels into milliliters instantly. It is useful for common searches such as 8 fl oz to mL, 12 fl oz to mL, 16.9 fl oz to mL, and 1.5 fl oz shot to mL. The page follows the US fluid ounce exposed by the shared cooking converter and does not provide a separate imperial fluid ounce selector.
The direct conversion is milliliters = US fluid ounces x 29.5735. That means every 1 US fluid ounce adds 29.5735 mL. Because the formula is fixed, the page works well for beverage serving sizes, recipe liquids, and product label comparison.
If you need to convert 8 fl oz to mL, multiply 8 by 29.5735 to get 236.588 mL. If you need 12 fl oz to mL, multiply 12 by 29.5735 to get 354.882 mL. If you need 16.9 fl oz to mL, the result is essentially 500 mL, which is why many single-serve water bottles show both values on the label.
Several high-frequency long-tail queries come up repeatedly. 1 fl oz is 29.5735 mL. 1.5 fl oz is 44.36 mL and is the standard US shot measure used in many cocktail guides. 8 fl oz is one US cup or 236.588 mL. 12 fl oz is a standard US soda can size at 354.882 mL. 16 fl oz is 473.176 mL, which is close to a US pint. 16.9 fl oz is approximately 500 mL. 32 fl oz is 946.353 mL, which is essentially one US quart.
Suppose a recipe calls for 6 fl oz of broth but your measuring tools are metric. Multiply 6 by 29.5735 to get 177.441 mL. If a nutrition label shows 12 fl oz and you want the metric size, the result is 354.882 mL. If a cocktail recipe calls for 1.5 fl oz of bourbon, the matching metric value is 44.36 mL. These are exactly the kinds of direct numeric checks this page is built for.
This page uses the US fluid ounce only. That is important because a US fluid ounce and an imperial fluid ounce are not the same size. The page may explain the difference for context, but the calculator itself does not switch into a separate imperial mode. If your source material comes from an older UK recipe or packaging standard, confirm the source before assuming the result here applies unchanged.
The most natural uses are recipe liquids, beverage containers, bottle labels, nutrition facts, and cocktail measurements. It also works for quick consumer comparisons when a product is listed in fl oz on one package and mL on another. This is why common searches include water bottle fl oz to mL, soda can fl oz to mL, and shot ounces to mL.
The calculator is also helpful when you want to move between US kitchen references. Since 8 fl oz equals 1 US cup, many recipe checks can be verified quickly: 4 fl oz is half a cup, 2 fl oz is a quarter cup, and 0.5 fl oz is 1 tablespoon. If you need broader kitchen conversions in the same unit family, our shared cooking conversion tool covers cups, tablespoons, teaspoons, liters, and milliliters, and our fluid ounces to milliliters converter in the volume section provides the same volume relationship in a broader liquid-conversion workflow.
This page does not convert imperial fluid ounces as a separate unit, and it does not convert weight ounces. A fluid ounce is a volume unit, while a weight ounce is a mass unit. The page also does not estimate grams from fluid ounces because that depends on ingredient density. It is a direct US fluid ounce to milliliter volume conversion only.
Most searches here are concrete: 8 fl oz to mL, 12 fl oz to mL, 16.9 fl oz to mL, or a dependable fluid ounces milliliters calculator before reading a bottle label or recipe. This page handles those checks directly because it stays on the US fluid ounce used by the live selector and does not blur the workflow with weight-ounce or density claims.
If the next task involves cups, teaspoons, or liters in the same kitchen session, move to the shared cooking conversion tool. That keeps fl oz to mL focused on one liquid-volume job while still linking cleanly to the broader kitchen cluster.
| US fl oz | mL | Common use |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 14.787 | 1 tablespoon |
| 1 | 29.574 | small pour |
| 1.5 | 44.360 | standard US shot |
| 2 | 59.147 | 1/4 cup |
| 4 | 118.294 | 1/2 cup |
| 8 | 236.588 | 1 US cup |
| 12 | 354.882 | US soda can |
| 16 | 473.176 | US pint size |
| 16.9 | 499.794 | 500 mL water bottle |
| 32 | 946.353 | 1 US quart |
1 US fluid ounce equals 29.5735 mL. That is the baseline used by this calculator.
8 US fluid ounces equal 236.588 mL, which is also 1 US cup.
12 US fluid ounces equal 354.882 mL. This is the standard US soda can size.
16.9 US fluid ounces are approximately 500 mL. That is why many water bottles show 16.9 fl oz and 500 mL together.
A 1.5 US fluid ounce shot equals 44.36 mL. This is the most common US cocktail measure.
No. A fluid ounce measures volume, while a weight ounce measures mass. This page converts volume only.
No. The page explains the difference for context, but the calculator itself stays on the US fluid ounce implemented by the tool.
No. Grams depend on the density of the liquid or ingredient. This page does not do density-based conversions.
Choose this page when the source liquid amount is already in fluid ounces and the receiving workflow needs milliliters. That is common for bottle labels, drink servings, recipe imports, and product descriptions where ounce-based volumes need a metric equivalent.
If the work also touches cups, tablespoons, or liters, the shared cooking conversion tool or shared volume converter is more flexible. This route is most useful when the real question is specifically fluid-ounces-to-milliliters.
Confirm that the source is fluid ounces, not weight ounces, and decide how much rounding the destination allows. For neighboring conversions, use ML to Fluid Ounces Converter for the reverse step or ML to Teaspoons when the next scale is spoon-based.
That keeps the page useful and truthful. It solves one volume conversion clearly and avoids the common ounce-type confusion that causes downstream mistakes.
Convert US fluid ounces to milliliters for bottle sizes, recipe liquids, shot pours, and label checks.