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Butter — Cups in Pounds
How many pounds of butter in 1 cup?
1 cup of butter equals 0.498 ( ~ 1/2) pounds*
About butter measurements
A solid stick of butter has a density near 0.96 g/ml, so a US cup, or two sticks, is about 226 g. Whipped butter is a different animal: it is beaten with air and can occupy 30–40% more volume, meaning a whipped cup falls well short of a solid one by weight.
Cups of butter equivalent in pounds?
FAQs on butter volume to weight conversion
1 cup of butter equals how many pounds?
1 cup of butter is equivalent 0.498 ( ~ 1/2) pounds.
How much is 0.498 pounds of butter in cups?
0.498 pounds of butter equals 1 cup.
US cups to Pounds of Butter Conversion Chart
Note: Fractions are rounded to common recipe fractions (1/8, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 3/4…). Values are rounded to 3 significant figures.
| US cups to pounds of Butter | |
|---|---|
| 0.0311 pounds | |
| 0.0623 pounds | |
| 0.125 ( ~ 1/8 ) pounds | |
| 0.166 ( ~ 1/8 ) pounds | |
| 0.249 ( ~ 1/4 ) pounds | |
| 0.332 ( ~ 1/3 ) pounds | |
| 0.374 ( ~ 1/3 ) pounds | |
| 1 US cup | 0.498 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.529 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.56 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.623 ( ~ 2/3 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.664 ( ~ 2/3 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.747 ( ~ 3/4 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.83 ( ~ 3/4 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.872 ( ~ 3/4 ) pounds |
| 2 US cups | 0.996 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.03 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.06 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.12 ( ~ 1 1/8 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.16 ( ~ 1 1/8 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.25 ( ~ 1 1/4 ) pounds |
| 3 US cups | 1.49 ( ~ 1 1/2 ) pounds |
| 4 US cups | 1.99 ( ~ 2 ) pounds |
| 5 US cups | 2.49 ( ~ 2 1/2 ) pounds |
| 6 US cups | 2.99 ( ~ 3 ) pounds |
| 8 US cups | 3.98 ( ~ 4 ) pounds |
| 10 US cups | 4.98 ( ~ 5 ) pounds |
References:
Popular Volume to Weight Conversions
A note on cooking ingredients measurements
Notes: results are rounded (by default) to 3 significant figures. Cooking conversions use standard ingredient densities — the exact weight varies slightly with the brand and how tightly the ingredient is packed ☺.