There are 2 cups of sugar to a pound, so 1 lb 10 oz would yield slightly more than 3 cups of sugar.
1 pound = 16 ounces - whether of sugar or not.
One cup is 8 ounces. 1 pound of sugar is 2 cups.
1 cup is 8 ounces. - So 1 pound is 2 cups.
A pound is 16 ounces. So, a half pound of sugar would be 8 ounces.
how many cups are in a pound of brown sugar
Five pounds of white granulated sugar contains approximately ten cups of sugar.
There are 11 1/4 cups sugar in 5 lbs. One pound = 2 1/4 cups
There is about two cups of powdered sugar in a pound. It depends on how firmly it is packed and what the moisture is.. Traditionally, there are 8 ounces in a cup and 16 ounces in a pound.
You're trying to compare weight and volume. It doesn't really work properly. A pound is 16 ounces, and a cup is 8 fluid ounces, so you would expect a pound to be 2 cups. The problem is that the density of the sugar is a variable. If you pack the sugar into the measuring cup, it will weigh more, thereby coming out to more than a pound in weight.
how many cups are in a one pound box of confectioners sugar?
2
This is just about 6 ounces. A pound of sugar = 16 ounces = 2 cups, so 6 ounces is about 3/4 of a cup.