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Pounds to Sticks of Butter (Butter) Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to sticks of butter (stick) for butter, with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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

Enter an amount, choose its measure and the one you want, and pick the type. Spoons and cups convert to weight using the cited weight per cup.

About amountThe quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
About toUnit you want. Swap exchanges the two units.
About ingredientWeight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
3.99641 stick
Density used
0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g)

1 pounds of butter = 3.99641 sticks of butter. 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 weight units (18 rows)
The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
US teaspoons95.9138
US tablespoons31.9713
US fluid ounces15.9856
US cups1.9982
US liquid pints0.999102
US liquid quarts0.499551
US gallons0.124888
US nutrition-label fluid ounces15.7584
US nutrition-label cups1.9698
milliliters472.752
liters0.472752
metric teaspoons94.5503
metric tablespoons31.5168
metric cups1.89101
imperial fluid ounces16.6385
imperial pints0.831927
imperial quarts0.415963
imperial gallons0.103991
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 472.751625146 mL
  3. = 3.99640854626 stick

How to convert pounds to sticks of butter

1 lb = 3.99641 stick, so multiply by 3.99641 to go from pounds to sticks of butter of butter. Going the other way, 1 stick = 0.250225 lb.

stick = lb × 3.99641
lb = stick × 0.250225

Cups and spoons convert to weight using the weight per cup for butter shown in the result; how the ingredient is measured (spooned, packed, sifted) changes it.

Worked example:

5 lb = 2267.96185 g
÷ 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 2363.75812573 mL
= 19.9820427313 stick

Pounds to sticks of butter table

PoundsSticks of Butter
1 lb3.99641 stick
2 lb7.99282 stick
3 lb11.9892 stick
4 lb15.9856 stick
5 lb19.982 stick
6 lb23.9785 stick
7 lb27.9749 stick
8 lb31.9713 stick
9 lb35.9677 stick
10 lb39.9641 stick
15 lb59.9461 stick
20 lb79.9282 stick
25 lb99.9102 stick
30 lb119.892 stick
40 lb159.856 stick
50 lb199.82 stick
75 lb299.731 stick
100 lb399.641 stick
250 lb999.102 stick
500 lb1,998.2 stick
1000 lb3,996.41 stick

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
Sticks of Butter (stick)
Sticks of butter, a US customary unit. A US stick of butter: 1/2 cup (8 tablespoons), about 113 g. Definition: US butter stick: 1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons = 1/4 pound (USDA FoodData Central, butter, 'stick' measure).

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