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Kilograms to US Cups Converter

Convert kilograms (kg) to US cups (cup), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured (sifted, packed, chopped). Each option names the assumption used; choose Other to enter your own density.
Only used when the ingredient is Other: the weight per volume of your ingredient.
Result
Converted amount
4.22675 cup
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)

1 kilograms of water = 4.22675 US cups. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
The same amount in other volume units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons202.884
US tablespoons67.628
US fluid ounces33.814
US liquid pints2.11338
US liquid quarts1.05669
US gallons0.264172
US nutrition-label fluid ounces33.3333
US nutrition-label cups4.16667
milliliters1,000
liters1
metric teaspoons200
metric tablespoons66.6667
metric cups4
imperial fluid ounces35.1951
imperial pints1.75975
imperial quarts0.879877
imperial gallons0.219969
Show the working
  1. 1 kg = 1000 g
  2. ÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 1000 mL
  3. = 4.22675283773 cup

How to convert kilograms to us cups

1 kg = 4.22675 cup, so multiply by 4.22675 to go from kilograms to US cups. Going the other way, 1 cup = 0.236588 kg.

cup = kg × 4.22675
kg = cup × 0.236588

Worked example:

5 kg = 5000 g
÷ 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 5000 mL
= 21.1337641887 cup

Kilograms to us cups table

KilogramsUS Cups
1 kg4.22675 cup
2 kg8.45351 cup
3 kg12.6803 cup
4 kg16.907 cup
5 kg21.1338 cup
6 kg25.3605 cup
7 kg29.5873 cup
8 kg33.814 cup
9 kg38.0408 cup
10 kg42.2675 cup
15 kg63.4013 cup
20 kg84.5351 cup
25 kg105.669 cup
30 kg126.803 cup
40 kg169.07 cup
50 kg211.338 cup
75 kg317.006 cup
100 kg422.675 cup
250 kg1,056.69 cup
500 kg2,113.38 cup
1000 kg4,226.75 cup

About the units

Kilograms (kg)
Kilograms, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.
US Cups (cup)
US cups, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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