Pounds to US Cups (Granulated sugar) Converter
Convert pounds (lb) to US cups (cup) for granulated sugar, 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 | 108.862 |
| US tablespoons | 36.2874 |
| US fluid ounces | 18.1437 |
| US liquid pints | 1.13398 |
| US liquid quarts | 0.56699 |
| US gallons | 0.141748 |
| US nutrition-label fluid ounces | 17.8858 |
| US nutrition-label cups | 2.23572 |
| milliliters | 536.573 |
| liters | 0.536573 |
| metric teaspoons | 107.315 |
| metric tablespoons | 35.7715 |
| metric cups | 2.14629 |
| imperial fluid ounces | 18.8847 |
| imperial pints | 0.944237 |
| imperial quarts | 0.472118 |
| imperial gallons | 0.11803 |
Show the working
- 1 lb = 453.59237 g
- ÷ 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 536.573094541 mL
- = 2.26796185 cup
How to convert pounds to us cups
1 lb = 2.26796 cup, so multiply by 2.26796 to go from pounds to US cups of granulated sugar. Going the other way, 1 cup = 0.440925 lb.
cup = lb × 2.26796 lb = cup × 0.440925
Cups and spoons convert to weight using the weight per cup for granulated sugar shown in the result; how the ingredient is measured (spooned, packed, sifted) changes it.
Worked example:
5 lb = 2267.96185 g ÷ 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 2682.8654727 mL = 11.33980925 cup
Pounds to us cups table
| Pounds | US Cups |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 2.26796 cup |
| 2 lb | 4.53592 cup |
| 3 lb | 6.80389 cup |
| 4 lb | 9.07185 cup |
| 5 lb | 11.3398 cup |
| 6 lb | 13.6078 cup |
| 7 lb | 15.8757 cup |
| 8 lb | 18.1437 cup |
| 9 lb | 20.4117 cup |
| 10 lb | 22.6796 cup |
| 15 lb | 34.0194 cup |
| 20 lb | 45.3592 cup |
| 25 lb | 56.699 cup |
| 30 lb | 68.0389 cup |
| 40 lb | 90.7185 cup |
| 50 lb | 113.398 cup |
| 75 lb | 170.097 cup |
| 100 lb | 226.796 cup |
| 250 lb | 566.99 cup |
| 500 lb | 1,133.98 cup |
| 1000 lb | 2,267.96 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).