The original answer given below is incorrect. One pound of granulated sugar is equal to 2 1/4 cups, therefore a half pound would be 1 1/8 cups. (That extra 1/8th can really make a difference! lol)
-Amber Phillips
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white granulated 1 cup
1 pound is 16 oz. 8 oz equals 1 cup so the answer is 1
That is about 0.9 of a cup
how many cups are in a pound of brown sugar
There is ¾ cup of brown sugar in 1/3 of a pound.
Approximately 2 cups
One cup is 8 ounces. 1 pound of sugar is 2 cups.
That is approximately 2 cups.
2 1/4 cups
A 1 pound box of brown sugar contains 2 and 1/3 cups
There are four cups in 1lb of brown sugar. Or anything. That is incorrect. According to Domino Sugar Company, 2⅓ cups of brown sugar is equivalent to one pound. Incidentally, for liquids, 1 pint = 1 pound is a good approximation.
1 pound brown SUGAR = 2 1/4 packed cups, so 2 pounds brown sugar = 4 1/2 cups? as found here: http://mdmetric.com/tech/kitchen.htm
There are approximately 2 cups of sugar in one pound.How many cups of sugar in a pound depends on the type of sugar. One pound of granulated sugar equals 2.3 cups. One pound of icing sugar equals 3.6 cups.
how many cups are in a one pound box of confectioners sugar?
2