How much Cups is 2 pounds?
Cups in a pound of all purpose flour
| Pounds | Cups (US) |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | 3.6 cups |
| 2 lbs | 7.2 cups |
| 3 lbs | 10.8 cups |
| 4 lbs | 14.4 cups |
Calculating how many cups of dry dog food in a pound
I filled up a cup with some of our dog’s dry food, then emptied it out into some weighing scales. The kibble food I am using here is Royal Canin’s French Bulldog variety.
You can see a photo below.
I didn’t fill it completely to the top as some cups and mugs will vary in size, but it’s not too far off being completely full.
You can now see below where I emptied the cup of dry food into our weighing scales. Claude the French Bulldog was really interested in the experiment as you can see!
Once I had managed to get Claude’s nose away from the dry food (our cat even tried to get involved!) I was able to see exactly how much a cup of dog food weighs.
You can see a close up of the weight measurement in the photo below. A cup of dog food holds 5 ounces (150 grams).
Now that I knew how many ounces of dry dog food were in one cup, I could do my calculations as follows.
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound. We already know that an average sized cup can hold 5 ounces of dry dog food. 5 ounces is 0.31 pounds. That means you can get just over 3 cups into 1 pound.
It’s not exact, so for those of you that like exact numbers, if you multiply 0.31 pounds by 3 cups, that gives you 0.93 pounds. There’s no real need to quibble too much with this – as you can see, 3 cups of dog food equals nearly 1 pound so it’s a good guide to follow.
Using this same calculation method I’ve also estimated the following answers to other commonly asked questions relating to how many cups of dog food are in a pound.
How many cups of dog food in a 15-pound bag
The number of cups in a 15-pound dog dry food is 48. To get to this number, divide the amount of ounces, which in this case is 240 by 5 ounces that make 1 pound.
How much are you feeding How to measure your pet’s food
There’s approximately 4 cups in every pound of kibble food. The 6-pound bag has about 24 cups and the 30-pound bag has about 120 cups.