Cups of butter to pounds (cup to lb): converter and chart

How to convert cups of butter to pounds

Formula: lb = cup × 0.5

Worked example: 2 cup → 2 × 0.5 = 1 lb

Cups of butter to pounds conversion chart

Cups of butter (cup)	Pounds (lb)
0.25 cup	0.125 lb
0.5 cup	0.25 lb
0.75 cup	0.375 lb
1 cup	0.5 lb
1.5 cup	0.75 lb
2 cup	1 lb
2.5 cup	1.25 lb
3 cup	1.5 lb
4 cup	2 lb
5 cup	2.5 lb
6 cup	3 lb
8 cup	4 lb

What is a cup of butter?

A US cup of butter is two sticks, half a pound or about 227 g. American recipes give butter in cups or sticks, which makes the conversion exact rather than approximate as it is for flour.

What is a pound?

The pound, 453.6 grams, is the size of a standard US butter box: four sticks of ¼ lb each, or 2 cups of butter.

Frequently asked questions

How many pounds are in a cup of butter?

A cup of butter equals 0.5 pounds. To convert any value, multiply the number of cups of butter by 0.5.

How do you convert cups of butter to pounds?

Use the formula lb = cup × 0.5. Example: 2 cup → 2 × 0.5 = 1 lb.

How many cups of butter are in a pound?

A pound equals 2 cups of butter. That is the reverse conversion, from pounds to cups of butter.

Results are rounded to 3 significant digits. Volumes are converted with an average density, so weigh the ingredient when precision matters.

Convert cups of butter to pounds (cup to lb)