A pound of flour is about 3¾ cups, a pound of granulated sugar about 2¼ cups and a pound of butter exactly 2 cups. Packing, sifting and humidity can change the result.
How to use the Cups to Pounds Converter
- Ingredient
- Grams per US cup (custom ingredient)
- Cups
- Cup size
- Every result field is editable: type into Pounds and Cups plus every other field update to match.
Results update as you type, and every field accepts the units shown in its menu.
How it works
Choose the ingredient and enter the number of cups (or type pounds into the result).
Inputs explained
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Ingredient | Choose one: Water, Milk, Buttermilk, Heavy cream (36–40% fat) … |
| Grams per US cup (custom ingredient) | A number |
| Cups | A number |
| Cup size | Choose one: US cup (236.6 ml), US legal cup (240 ml), Metric cup (250 ml), Imperial cup (284 ml) |
What each result means
- Ounces = [Pounds]×16
- Grams = [Pounds]×453.59237
Example values
How the main result changes when Cups changes and everything else stays at the example values above:
| Cups | Pounds |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.437 |
| 1.5 | 0.655 |
| 2 | 0.873 |
| 2.5 | 1.091 |
| 3 | 1.31 |
| 4 | 1.746 |
Formula
Pounds = cups × grams per cup ÷ 453.6
Cups per pound = 453.6 ÷ grams per cup
Worked example
Inputs — Ingredient: Granulated sugar; Cups: 2; Cup size: US cup (236.6 ml).
Results — Pounds = 0.873; Ounces = 13.97; Grams = 396; Cups per pound of this ingredient = 2.29.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups are in a pound of flour?
About 3.8 US cups of all-purpose flour.
How many cups of sugar in a pound?
About 2.3 cups of granulated sugar.
How many cups is a pound of butter?
2 cups (4 sticks).