Pounds to grams

1 pound = 453.59 grams. 1 pound = 453.59 grams.

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1 pound

453.59 grams

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Scale: 453.592 g

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Pounds to grams chart

US measures; decimals are rounded
PoundsGrams
1/4113.4
1/2226.8
3/4340.19
1453.59
1 1/2680.39
2907.18
2 1/21,133.98
31,360.78
41,814.37
52,267.96

Good to know

One pound is 453.6 grams; a quarter pound of butter, one stick, is about 113 grams.

The figures follow the US definitions in NIST Handbook 44: 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon, 16 tablespoons to a cup, 2 cups to a pint, 4 quarts to a gallon and 28.349523125 grams to an ounce by weight.

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