In this article, I’ll show you some everyday foods and drinks that weigh one kilogram to help you quickly compare items by visual weight
In addition, we’ve created tables to compare everyday multi-pound items in case you need to compare more than a pound, so let’s get started!
If you want to compare a pound to certain items, it helps to know what a pound is, so here’s the info in case you need it
The pound is used for many measurements, such as weighing food and human weight
Many people track their weight loss in pounds, and it’s often helpful to have something physical to compare it to
A standard 415g tin of baked beans, including tin (I used Heinz), weighs just over a pound at 470g/104lb per tin
Take a look at the table below for more conversions from can of beans to weight loss (rounded up or down to the nearest half can):
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in cans of beans Half a pound Half a can One pound 1 can Two pounds 2 cans Three pounds 3 cans Four pounds 4 cans Five pounds 5 cans
On average, a McDonalds Big Mac weighs around 240g in total, which means there are just over two Big Macs in a pound
Use the table below to find out how many Big Macs are in other weight equivalents (rounded to the nearest whole burger):
Weight in Pounds Weight Equivalent in Big Macs Half Pound 1 Big Mac One Pound2 Big Mac Two Pounds 4 Big Macs Three Pounds 6 Big Macs Four Pounds 8 Big Macs Five Pounds 9 Big Macs
A pound cake gets its name from its weight and is a small loaf of bread made in a pound loaf pan that weighs one pound (16 oz)
The table below shows several pound to pound conversions:
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in cakes Half pound Half cake One pound 1 cake Two pounds 2 cakes Three pounds 3 cakes Four pounds 4 cakes Five pounds 5 cakes
A medium-sized avocado weighs about 150 g (53 oz) per fruit, which means there are about three avocados in a pound
Use the table below to convert more avocado weight to kilograms based on an average-sized avocado (rounded up or down to the nearest half):
Pound Weight Avocado Equivalent Half Pound 15 Avocados One Pound 3 Avocados Two Pounds 6 Avocados Three Pounds 9 Avocados Four Pounds 12 Avocados Five Pounds 15 Avocados
5 – There is a small piece of bread in a pound
A small piece of bread that is baked in a loaf pan weighs, you guessed it – one pound
The image below shows what a small loaf weighing one kilogram looks like in terms of size
The table below shows more bread to kilogram conversions if you need them:
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in bread (small pound loaf) Half a pound Half a loaf One pound 1 loaf Two pounds 2 loaves Three pounds 3 loaves Four pounds 4 loaves Five pounds 5 loaves
A medium-sized jar or bottle of honey weighs one pound (16 oz/454 g)
For more honey to pound conversions, take a look at the table below (rounded to the nearest whole jar):
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in honey Half a pound Half a jar One pound 1 jar Two pounds 2 jars Three pounds 3 jars Four pounds 4 jars Five pounds 5 jars
A medium-sized egg weighs about 2 oz/57 g each, which means there are about 8 eggs in a pound
The table below shows several egg to pound conversion weights based on an average sized egg:
Pound Weight Equivalent Egg Weight Half Pound 4 Eggs One Pound 8 Eggs Two Pounds 16 Eggs Three Pounds 24 Eggs Four Pounds 32 Eggs Five Pounds 40 Eggs
The average weight of an uncooked burger is 4 oz (113 g) or a quarter of a pound, which means there are four burgers in a pound
Use the chart below to calculate several burger-to-pound conversions (based on an average uncooked quarter-pound patty)
Weight in poundsEquivalent weight in burgers Half a pound2 hamburgersOne pound 4 burgersTwo pounds 8 burgersThree pounds 12 burgersFour pounds 16 burgersFive pounds 20 burgers
The average sugar cube weighs 4 g (014 oz), which means there are 114 individual sugar cubes in one pound
Find out more sugar cube to kilogram weight conversions in the table below (figures are rounded up or down to the nearest whole sugar cube):
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in sugar cubes Half a pound 57 cubes One pound 114 cubes Two pounds 227 cubes Three pounds 341 cubes Four pounds 454 cubes Five pounds 568 cubes
An average-sized apple weighs an average of 41 oz (115 g), which means there are about four apples in a pound; use the table to see more apple to pound weight comparisons (rounded up or down to the nearest):
Weight in pounds Equivalent weight in apples Half a pound 2 apples One pound 4 apples Two pounds 8 apples Three pounds 12 apples Four pounds 16 apples Five pounds 20 apples
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