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Bought a 5-lb bag and the recipe wants cups? Convert pounds of 18 ingredients back to cups in one step.
Pounds back to cups for flour, sugar, butter, and more.
cups = pounds × 453.592 ÷ (grams per cup)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| g/cup | Tested weight of one US cup of the ingredient |
2 lb all-purpose flour → 907.2 ÷ 125 ≈ 7.26 cups. 2 lb honey → 907.2 ÷ 340 ≈ 2.67 cups.
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About 18.1 cups (5 × 453.6 ÷ 125). A standard bag goes a long way.
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Content updated: September 2026