Bulk ingredients are sold by weight but recipes often call for cups. Because ingredients have very different densities, a pound of oats fills five cups while a pound of honey fills fewer than one and a half.
How to use the Pounds to Cups Converter
- Ingredient
- Grams per US cup (custom ingredient)
- Weight
- Every result field is editable: type into US cups and Weight 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 weight.
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 |
| Weight | Units: lb, kg, oz, g |
What each result means
- Tablespoons = [US cups]×16
- Millilitres = [US cups]×236.5882365
Example values
How the main result changes when Weight changes and everything else stays at the example values above:
| Weight (lb) | US cups |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 1.89 |
| 0.75 | 2.83 |
| 1 | 3.78 |
| 1.25 | 4.72 |
| 1.5 | 5.67 |
| 2 | 7.56 |
Formula
Cups = weight in grams ÷ grams per cup
1 lb = 453.6 g
Worked example
Inputs — Ingredient: All-purpose flour; Weight: 1 lb.
Results — US cups = 3.78; Tablespoons = 60.5; Millilitres = 894; Cups per pound = 3.78.
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 1 pound of flour?
About 3.8 cups of all-purpose flour.
How many cups is 5 lb of sugar?
About 11.5 cups of granulated sugar.
How many cups in a pound of rice?
About 2.3 cups of uncooked white rice.