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US Cups to Pounds (Granulated sugar) Converter

Convert US cups (cup) to pounds (lb) for granulated sugar, with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

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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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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured; each option names the assumption used.
Result
Converted amount
0.440925 lb
Density used
0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g)

1 US cups of granulated sugar = 0.440925 pounds. Weights for cups and spoons vary with how the ingredient is measured, so treat this as a close estimate.

The same amount in other weight units
UnitAmount
milligrams200,000
grams200
kilograms0.2
ounces (avoirdupois)7.05479
Show the working
  1. 1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
  2. × 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 200 g
  3. = 0.44092452437 lb

How to convert us cups to pounds

1 cup = 0.440925 lb, so multiply by 0.440925 to go from US cups to pounds of granulated sugar. Going the other way, 1 lb = 2.26796 cup.

lb = cup × 0.440925
cup = lb × 2.26796

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 cup = 1182.9411825 mL
× 0.845351 g/mL (USDA FDC 169655, 1 cup = 200 g) = 1000 g
= 2.20462262185 lb

US Cups to pounds table

US CupsPounds
1 cup0.440925 lb
2 cup0.881849 lb
3 cup1.32277 lb
4 cup1.7637 lb
5 cup2.20462 lb
6 cup2.64555 lb
7 cup3.08647 lb
8 cup3.5274 lb
9 cup3.96832 lb
10 cup4.40925 lb
15 cup6.61387 lb
20 cup8.81849 lb
25 cup11.0231 lb
30 cup13.2277 lb
40 cup17.637 lb
50 cup22.0462 lb
75 cup33.0693 lb
100 cup44.0925 lb
250 cup110.231 lb
500 cup220.462 lb
1000 cup440.925 lb

About the units

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

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