What is the difference between fl. oz. and oz?

Many people do not know the difference between fl. oz and oz. and they are often confused and misused by many. The reason is that they are many measuring systems all around the globe. Fl. Oz stands for fluid ounces; it is used to measure fluids volumes such as milk, juice, and water. One pint equals about 16 fluid ounces.

Oz stands for ounces; it is used to measure the weight of substances. It is usually used to measure dry substances. Examples include flour and powder. One pound equals 16 ounces and approximately 28.349523125g.

Many people are confused with ounces and fluid ounces. The reason is around the globe, many varieties of system measurements are used like English System, Metric, U.S. Customary, Natural Units, Non-Standard Units, and Imperial.

One also needs to know if the item being measured is in dry or liquid form as the measurement of the volume and weight of dry and liquid items are different. With this explanation, an ounce is used for dry measurements (such as powder, flour, and cornstarch) and a fluid ounce is used for liquid measurements (water, juice, and milk for example). Ounce has an abbreviation of oz. while fluid ounce can be shortened as fl. oz. 16 ounces is equal to one pound and 16 fluid ounces is equal to one point.