How many cups are in two pounds

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Converting measurements is often necessary when you are involved in cooking. Measuring ingredients can require that liquids be converted from one unit of measure to another. A liquid such as water, for example, may need to be converted to ounces or pounds before being mixed. This can at first seem a daunting task, however, when the problem is approached from a point where basic equivalents are considered, then the problem may be more easily worked and the conversion made.

Begin converting cups to pounds by understanding a few basic conversion points. 16 ounces equals one pound or two cups. Another way to look at the equivalent is that one cup weighs eight ounces and therefore two cups equal 16 ounces and this is the same weight of one pound--16 ounces.

Convert a cup measurement to pounds by applying the formula in step one to the problem. For example, if you are converting five cups to pounds you will first multiply five (the number of cups) by eight (the number of ounces in one cup). The answer here is 40.

Divide the number 40 by 16 or the number of ounces in one pound. So, in the example, 40 divided by 16 equals two and one half. The answer is five cups weighs 2.5 pounds. Another way to look at the problem is that for every one pound you must have two cups.

Tips

• Keep in mind that a cup of water or similar liquid will weigh eight ounces. A cup of lead, for example, will weigh significantly more. Use the formula when working with liquid-to-pound conversions.

Created by Hanna Pamuła, PhD candidate

Reviewed by Bogna Szyk and Jack Bowater

Last updated: Oct 07, 2022

You've found pounds of flour in a recipe, but you're not familiar with these units! This pounds to cups calculator is the solution to your problem. Not only you can convert flour pounds to cups, but also cups of sugar to pounds. Wondering how many cups in a pound of butter? Or how many sticks of butter in a pound? Easy-peasy! Scroll down, and you'll find a simple explanation, conversion table, and even a little buttery infographic. If you're looking to convert from metric units of weight, check out our popular grams to cups calculator.

Pounds to cups - flour

Weight is usually more accurate when it comes to measuring the amount of cooking ingredients you need. If you prefer volume units such as cups, you can use our pounds to cups calculator! However, you need to remember that densities of products vary among brands, so the one you have may differ a bit. We've chosen the averaged value from several sources, so the value should be more or less fine. If your recipe doesn't require high precision, our pounds to cups calculator is a safe bet.

Below, you'll find the conversions not only for two popular flour choices - all-purpose and cake flour - but also for seven other types of flour:

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Pounds to cups, cups to pounds - sugar

We've prepared the conversion table for a quick comparison of different sugar types:

1 pound of sugar in cups:

1 US cup of sugar in pounds:

If you want to know another conversion than one sugar cup to pounds, just use our tool!

How many cups in a pound of butter? How many sticks of butter in a pound?

If you're wondering how many sticks of butter in a pound the answer is simple - four. Also, one cup of butter equals two sticks, so one pound of butter is equivalent to two cups:

Find below other quick conversions for butter measures:

• 1/4 pound of butter = 0.5 cup of butter = 1 stick
• 1/2 pound of butter = 1 cup of butter = 2 sticks
• 3/4 pound of butter = 1.5 cup of butter = 3 sticks
• 1 pound of butter = 2 cup of butter = 4 sticks
• 1.5 pounds of butter = 3 cup of butter = 6 sticks
• 2 pounds of butter = 4 cup of butter = 8 sticks

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