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Pounds to US Liquid Quarts (Granulated sugar) Converter

Convert pounds (lb) to US liquid quarts (qt) 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.

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Result
Converted amount
0.56699 qt
Density used
0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g)
Exact
0.5669904625

1 pounds of granulated sugar = 0.56699 US liquid quarts. 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 teaspoons108.862
US tablespoons36.2874
US fluid ounces18.1437
US cups2.26796
US liquid pints1.13398
US gallons0.141748
US nutrition-label fluid ounces17.8858
US nutrition-label cups2.23572
milliliters536.573
liters0.536573
metric teaspoons107.315
metric tablespoons35.7715
metric cups2.14629
imperial fluid ounces18.8847
imperial pints0.944237
imperial quarts0.472118
imperial gallons0.11803
Show the working
  1. 1 lb = 453.59237 g
  2. ÷ 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 536.573094541 mL
  3. = 0.5669904625 qt

How to convert pounds to us liquid quarts

1 lb = 0.56699 qt, so multiply by 0.56699 to go from pounds to US liquid quarts of granulated sugar. Going the other way, 1 qt = 1.7637 lb.

qt = lb × 0.56699
lb = qt × 1.7637

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
= 2.8349523125 qt

Pounds to us liquid quarts table

PoundsUS Liquid Quarts
1 lb0.56699 qt
2 lb1.13398 qt
3 lb1.70097 qt
4 lb2.26796 qt
5 lb2.83495 qt
6 lb3.40194 qt
7 lb3.96893 qt
8 lb4.53592 qt
9 lb5.10291 qt
10 lb5.6699 qt
15 lb8.50486 qt
20 lb11.3398 qt
25 lb14.1748 qt
30 lb17.0097 qt
40 lb22.6796 qt
50 lb28.3495 qt
75 lb42.5243 qt
100 lb56.699 qt
250 lb141.748 qt
500 lb283.495 qt
1000 lb566.99 qt

About the units

Pounds (lb)
Pounds, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (international foot and avoirdupois pound).
US Liquid Quarts (qt)
US liquid quarts, a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).

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