Pounds and Cups Converter
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How many cups are in a pound?
If you want to know how many cups there are in a pound of flour, butter, sugar or any other baking ingredient, fear not. We've put together a table of cup measurements for one pound of each. We also have a handy converter at the top of the page.
If you're converting between pounds and cups, it's important to remember that the cup is a unit of volume and the pound (lb) is a unit of weight. This means that to make the conversion, you need a substance density figure.
Flour, sugar, butter, margarine and more
I've listed below some common baking ingredients and their conversions. Please be aware that these are approximations - different brands of ingredients will vary. The ingredient densities were sourced from the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations as well as other sources.
Should you wish to see conversions from cups to pounds, please see the baking ingredient conversions page.
Pounds and cups for all purpose flour
More flour conversions can be found in our article, how many cups are in a pound of flour?
.| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 3.6 cups |
| 2 lb | 7.2 cups |
| 3 lb | 10.8 cups |
| 4 lb | 14.4 cups |
Pounds and cups for bread flour
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 3.5 cups |
| 2 lb | 7 cups |
| 3 lb | 10.5 cups |
| 4 lb | 14 cups |
Pounds and cups for cake flour
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 4 cups |
| 2 lb | 8 cups |
| 3 lb | 12 cups |
| 4 lb | 16 cups |
Pounds and cups for granulated sugar
More sugar conversions can be found in our article, how many cups are in a pound of sugar?
.| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 2.25 cups |
| 2 lb | 4.5 cups |
| 3 lb | 6.75 cups |
| 4 lb | 9 cups |
Pounds and cups for powdered sugar (unsifted)
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 3.75 cups |
| 2 lb | 7.5 cups |
| 3 lb | 11.25 cups |
| 4 lb | 15 cups |
Pounds and cups for brown sugar (packed)
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 2.33 cups |
| 2 lb | 4.66 cups |
| 3 lb | 6.99 cups |
| 4 lb | 9.32 cups |
Pounds and cups for butter
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 2 cups |
| 2 lb | 4 cups |
| 3 lb | 6 cups |
| 4 lb | 8 cups |
Pounds and cups for margarine
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 1.9 cups |
| 2 lb | 3.8 cups |
| 3 lb | 5.7 cups |
| 4 lb | 7.6 cups |
Which cup is which?
As you'll have noticed from the list of conversion options above, there are different types of cup depending on where in the world you are. The cup is more commonly referenced in US recipes than the rest of the world.
Conversion of cooking units
To convert between other cooking units such as grams, pounds, quarts, tablespoons, teaspoons, litres and more, give the full cooking converter a try. We also have individual converters for cups and grams, cups and ounces and ounces and mL.
If you have any problems or questions, please contact me.
