Pounds to US Cups (Butter) Converter
Convert pounds (lb) to US cups (cup) 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.
Show the the same amount in other volume units (17 rows)
| Unit | Amount |
|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 95.9138 |
| US tablespoons | 31.9713 |
| US fluid ounces | 15.9856 |
| US liquid pints | 0.999102 |
| US liquid quarts | 0.499551 |
| US gallons | 0.124888 |
| US nutrition-label fluid ounces | 15.7584 |
| US nutrition-label cups | 1.9698 |
| milliliters | 472.752 |
| liters | 0.472752 |
| metric teaspoons | 94.5503 |
| metric tablespoons | 31.5168 |
| metric cups | 1.89101 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 16.6385 |
| imperial pints | 0.831927 |
| imperial quarts | 0.415963 |
| imperial gallons | 0.103991 |
Show the working
- 1 lb = 453.59237 g
- ÷ 0.959473 g/mL (USDA FDC 173410, 1 cup = 227 g) = 472.751625146 mL
- = 1.99820427313 cup
How to convert pounds to us cups
1 lb = 1.9982 cup, so multiply by 1.9982 to go from pounds to US cups of butter. Going the other way, 1 cup = 0.500449 lb.
cup = lb × 1.9982 lb = cup × 0.500449
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 = 9.99102136564 cup
Pounds to us cups table
| Pounds | US Cups |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 1.9982 cup |
| 2 lb | 3.99641 cup |
| 3 lb | 5.99461 cup |
| 4 lb | 7.99282 cup |
| 5 lb | 9.99102 cup |
| 6 lb | 11.9892 cup |
| 7 lb | 13.9874 cup |
| 8 lb | 15.9856 cup |
| 9 lb | 17.9838 cup |
| 10 lb | 19.982 cup |
| 15 lb | 29.9731 cup |
| 20 lb | 39.9641 cup |
| 25 lb | 49.9551 cup |
| 30 lb | 59.9461 cup |
| 40 lb | 79.9282 cup |
| 50 lb | 99.9102 cup |
| 75 lb | 149.865 cup |
| 100 lb | 199.82 cup |
| 250 lb | 499.551 cup |
| 500 lb | 999.102 cup |
| 1000 lb | 1,998.2 cup |
About the units
- Pounds (lb)
- Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
- US Cups (cup)
- US cups, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).