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Rice — Cups in Pounds
How many pounds of rice in 1 cup?
1 cup of rice equals 0.441 ( ~ 1/2) pounds*
About rice measurements
Uncooked rice pours to about 0.85 g/ml, roughly 200 g per US cup, but grain shape rules the number. Short, round grains nest tightly and weigh more per cup, while long-grain basmati leaves more space between grains, so a cup of one variety is not the same weight as another.
Cups of rice equivalent in pounds?

FAQs on rice volume to weight conversion
1 cup of rice equals how many pounds?
1 cup of rice is equivalent 0.441 ( ~ 1/2) pounds.
How much is 0.441 pounds of rice in cups?
0.441 pounds of rice equals 1 cup.
US cups to Pounds of Rice 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 Rice | |
|---|---|
| 0.0275 pounds | |
| 0.0551 pounds | |
| 0.11 ( ~ 1/8 ) pounds | |
| 0.147 ( ~ 1/8 ) pounds | |
| 0.22 ( ~ 1/4 ) pounds | |
| 0.294 ( ~ 1/3 ) pounds | |
| 0.331 ( ~ 1/3 ) pounds | |
| 1 US cup | 0.441 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.468 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.496 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.551 ( ~ 1/2 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.588 ( ~ 2/3 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.661 ( ~ 2/3 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.735 ( ~ 3/4 ) pounds |
| 1 | 0.771 ( ~ 3/4 ) pounds |
| 2 US cups | 0.881 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 0.909 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 0.937 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 0.992 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.03 ( ~ 1 ) pounds |
| 2 | 1.1 ( ~ 1 1/8 ) pounds |
| 3 US cups | 1.32 ( ~ 1 1/3 ) pounds |
| 4 US cups | 1.76 ( ~ 1 3/4 ) pounds |
| 5 US cups | 2.2 ( ~ 2 1/4 ) pounds |
| 6 US cups | 2.64 ( ~ 2 2/3 ) pounds |
| 8 US cups | 3.53 ( ~ 3 1/2 ) pounds |
| 10 US cups | 4.41 ( ~ 4 1/3 ) 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 ☺.