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Pounds to US Teaspoons (All-purpose flour) Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to US teaspoons (tsp) 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.

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
174.179 tsp
Density used
0.528344 g/mL (USDA FDC 168894, 1 cup = 125 g)
Exact
174.17947008

1 pounds of all-purpose flour = 174.179 US teaspoons. 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 tablespoons58.0598
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. = 174.17947008 tsp

How to convert pounds to us teaspoons

1 lb = 174.179 tsp, so multiply by 174.179 to go from pounds to US teaspoons of all-purpose flour. Going the other way, 1 tsp = 0.0057412 lb.

tsp = lb × 174.179
lb = tsp × 0.0057412

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
= 870.8973504 tsp

Pounds to us teaspoons table

PoundsUS Teaspoons
1 lb174.179 tsp
2 lb348.359 tsp
3 lb522.538 tsp
4 lb696.718 tsp
5 lb870.897 tsp
6 lb1,045.08 tsp
7 lb1,219.26 tsp
8 lb1,393.44 tsp
9 lb1,567.62 tsp
10 lb1,741.79 tsp
15 lb2,612.69 tsp
20 lb3,483.59 tsp
25 lb4,354.49 tsp
30 lb5,225.38 tsp
40 lb6,967.18 tsp
50 lb8,708.97 tsp
75 lb13,063.5 tsp
100 lb17,417.9 tsp
250 lb43,544.9 tsp
500 lb87,089.7 tsp
1000 lb174,179 tsp

About the units

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

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