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Pounds to US Tablespoons (All-purpose flour) Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to US tablespoons (tbsp) for all-purpose flour, 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.

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About ingredientWeight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
58.0598 tbsp
Density used
0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g)
Exact
58.05982336

1 pounds of all-purpose flour = 58.0598 US tablespoons. 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 teaspoons174.179
US fluid ounces29.0299
US cups3.62874
US liquid pints1.81437
US liquid quarts0.907185
US gallons0.226796
US nutrition-label fluid ounces28.6172
US nutrition-label cups3.57715
milliliters858.517
liters0.858517
metric teaspoons171.703
metric tablespoons57.2345
metric cups3.43407
imperial fluid ounces30.2156
imperial pints1.51078
imperial quarts0.755389
imperial gallons0.188847
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g) = 858.516951265 mL
  3. = 58.05982336 tbsp

How to convert pounds to us tablespoons

1 lb = 58.0598 tbsp, so multiply by 58.0598 to go from pounds to US tablespoons of all-purpose flour. Going the other way, 1 tbsp = 0.0172236 lb.

tbsp = lb × 58.0598
lb = tbsp × 0.0172236

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

Worked example:

5 lb = 2267.96185 g
÷ 0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g) = 4292.58475633 mL
= 290.2991168 tbsp

Pounds to us tablespoons table

PoundsUS Tablespoons
1 lb58.0598 tbsp
2 lb116.12 tbsp
3 lb174.179 tbsp
4 lb232.239 tbsp
5 lb290.299 tbsp
6 lb348.359 tbsp
7 lb406.419 tbsp
8 lb464.479 tbsp
9 lb522.538 tbsp
10 lb580.598 tbsp
15 lb870.897 tbsp
20 lb1,161.2 tbsp
25 lb1,451.5 tbsp
30 lb1,741.79 tbsp
40 lb2,322.39 tbsp
50 lb2,902.99 tbsp
75 lb4,354.49 tbsp
100 lb5,805.98 tbsp
250 lb14,515 tbsp
500 lb29,029.9 tbsp
1000 lb58,059.8 tbsp

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
US Tablespoons (tbsp)
US tablespoons, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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