What exactly defines a ''cup'' of coffee? The amount of ground coffee or the amount of water used to brew?

if you want to get technical, the standard cup is 2 tabelspoons of ground coffee, and 6 ounces of water.

but generally it just means one mug or cup of coffee, nothing specific.

The fact that it was poured into a cup.

OK u said u measure 3-4 CUPS of coffee in ur drip coffee maker.I think u mean spoons?? ANyhow, a cup of coffee is measured by 6oz serving. So if u r truly having 3-4 cups then u r having between 18oz-24oz per day.

The reality is that most mugs r more then an 6oz serving. Measure the mugs that u use & u will get a better determination as to how much coffee u consume. I was asked to clarify this with my doctor & found that my ''2 cups'' a day eally equalled closer to 4 cups.

Another rule of thumb: You know the silly measurements on the coffee maker? Well that 4 cup marker & the 8 cup marker r serving sizes.most people drink close to 2 cups in one serving, then go back for a ''second cup'' & drink up to closer to the 6-8 marker on the carafe.

I hope this helps. Cups of coffee is determined by the volume consumed. Traditionally 2 tablespoons of ground coffee is used to filter one serving (or 6oz) of coffee. Obviously, thre r stronger roasts etc.research is usually using a medium bodied roast in their studies.

In the US the cup of water is = to 6 oz.
The spoon for the coffee measure is a heaping tablespoon. They call for the 1:1 ratio.which is really strong. I use the measure on the pot.for 8 cups, I use 3 slightly heaping tablespoons & a scant 1/2. It makes it just fine for me.however I know people who think it too strong.when I entertain I get raves tho.

I use a premium (Gevalia) coffee.that could be why I have to use less. You may have to use more of generic store brands.Folgers, Maxwell House, etc.

THE RULES IS,MAKE IT TO YOUR TASTE.IT
DEPENDS ON THE MAKE AND KIND OF COFFEE.WHEN IT COMES TO COFFEE,I BUY THE VERY BEST.YOU WANT SOMETHING THAT IS A JOY TO DRINK,AND
PERK YOU UP.

The measurement is by how much water you put in, that determines how much water is going to drip. The amount of grinds you put in just determines how strong or not strong the coffee will turn out.

You can put in 8 tablespoons of grinds, and only 2 cups of water and you will still get two cups of coffee.

By volume of liquid.

For research purpose, there should be specific concentraion & volume defined. Each studies will define the amount & concentration during the study design..but there is no set amount for every research.

However, for every day use, a cup of coffee is a generic term. It could be 6oz cup or 8oz mug or whatever container u have.

If u want to find out nutritional info, find out what constitutes a cup of coffee by reading the original article, not the newspaper version lol, & refer to the serving info found on ur original coffee container..

It is a cup of coffee by volume of liquid. A ''cup'' is always 8 ounces, of whatever. No matter how big your cup/mug holds. 8 ounces makes it a cup, coffee, water, tea, carbonated drinks, whatever. Hope that helps

a cup of coffee in terms of ''two cups or three cups a morning'' is each 8 ounce coffee mug is worth of coffee. Take into account if you buy coffee. For example a medium or grande at most coffee shops is 16 oz, which is two of your home cups, a large (24 oz.) is 3 and even a small (12 oz) is larger than one home ''cup''

both coffee and water brewed and served in a cup about 8 oz. try cookies with that coffee.

A cup is a cup--a standard unit of volume.

When referring to a cup of coffee, it is the liquid coffee, otherwise you would more likely express the commodity in pounds.

A cup of coffee has on the order of 1 to 2 tablespoons worth of ground coffee in it, although this varies as widely as the different chemical properties, e.g. caffeine, etc. of the coffee itself.

a cup is 8oz but the coffe companies say six on the coffee package. I do not know why.

A ''cup'' of coffee is 6 oz. brewed, prepared as directed.

A ''cup'' of coffee is just that, 8 fluid ounces (cup) of water

the amount of coffee. In some cultures the cups are really tiny but strong. I would still consider that a full dose of coffee :)

The water

I've always thought of ONE CUP as being the mixture of the coffee and added water that fills an 8 oz cup