One tablespoon of solid shortening weighs 13 grams (from label). There are 16 tablespoons in one cup, so 13 x 16 = 208 grams.
One-half cup of shortening weighs 104 grams.
One-third cup of shortening weighs 69 grams.
One-fourth cup of shortening weighs 52 grams.
This is the easiest way to weigh shortening. Just be sure to zero out the scale before adding shortening to the cup or bowl.
That is 2 cups.
That is 2 cups.
That is 2 cups.
One pound of shortening is equivalent to approximately 2 cups. This conversion is based on the fact that shortening has a density of about 0.48 grams per milliliter, and there are approximately 236.588 milliliters in one cup. Therefore, 1 pound of shortening, which is equivalent to 453.592 grams, would be approximately 946 milliliters, or 2 cups.
It is 5 ounces by weight. For butter, 1 pound (16 ounces) is 2 cups, and most shortenings are similar.
1 cup (note: while I don't know the exact value, this isn't even close. A pound of water is about 2 cups, and shortening floats on water. 2 cups would be a much better estimate. )
Not quite shortening, but close, Canola Oil there are 81.39 cups in a 35lb container. Figured by 1 cup weighing .43 of a pound.
Its about 2 cups of shortening per lb so it would be 10 cups in 5 lbs of shortening.
To convert grams of shortening to cups, it's important to know that 1 cup of shortening is approximately 200 grams. Therefore, 100 grams of shortening would be about 0.5 cups.
4 cups
Approximately 2 cups.
2 cups in a pound