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US Cups to Kilograms Converter

Convert US cups (cup) to kilograms (kg), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.

Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.

Convert cups and spoons to grams or ounces (or back) for a chosen ingredient, using USDA weights, or enter your own density.

The quantity to convert. Fractions such as 3/4 or 1 1/2 are accepted.
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Weight per cup differs by ingredient and by how it is measured (sifted, packed, chopped). Each option names the assumption used; choose Other to enter your own density.
Only used when the ingredient is Other: the weight per volume of your ingredient.
Result
Converted amount
0.236588 kg
Density used
1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g)
Exact
0.2365882365

1 US cups of water = 0.236588 kilograms. 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
milligrams236,588
grams236.588
ounces (avoirdupois)8.3454
pounds0.521588
Show the working
  1. 1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
  2. × 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 236.5882365 g
  3. = 0.2365882365 kg

How to convert us cups to kilograms

1 cup = 0.236588 kg, so multiply by 0.236588 to go from US cups to kilograms. Going the other way, 1 kg = 4.22675 cup.

kg = cup × 0.236588
cup = kg × 4.22675

Worked example:

5 cup = 1182.9411825 mL
× 1 g/mL (USDA FDC 174158, 1 ml = 1 g) = 1182.9411825 g
= 1.1829411825 kg

US Cups to kilograms table

US CupsKilograms
1 cup0.236588 kg
2 cup0.473176 kg
3 cup0.709765 kg
4 cup0.946353 kg
5 cup1.18294 kg
6 cup1.41953 kg
7 cup1.65612 kg
8 cup1.89271 kg
9 cup2.12929 kg
10 cup2.36588 kg
15 cup3.54882 kg
20 cup4.73176 kg
25 cup5.91471 kg
30 cup7.09765 kg
40 cup9.46353 kg
50 cup11.8294 kg
75 cup17.7441 kg
100 cup23.6588 kg
250 cup59.1471 kg
500 cup118.294 kg
1000 cup236.588 kg

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).
Kilograms (kg)
Kilograms, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.

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