In this article, I’ll show you some everyday food and drink items that weigh a pound to help you quickly compare the items by visual weight
As well as that, I’ve created tables to compare everyday items with multiple pound weights 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’s helpful 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 can of baked beans, including the can (I used Heinz), weighs just over a pound at 470g/104lb per can
Check out the table below for more baked bean can-to-weight-loss conversions (rounded to the nearest half-can):
Weight in pounds Weight equivalent 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
The average 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 pound weight equivalents (rounded to the nearest whole burger):
Weight in pounds Weight equivalent in Big Macs Half a pound1 Big MacOne pound2 Big MacsTwo pounds4 Big MacsThree pounds6 Big MacsFour pounds8 Big MacsFive pounds9 Big Macs
A pound cake gets its name from the weight and is a small bread cake made in a pound loaf pan that weighs one pound (16 ounces)
The table below shows more pound-to-pound cake conversions:
Weight in Pounds Weight Equivalent in Pounds Cakes Half a pound half a cake One pound 1 cake Two pounds 2 cakes Three pounds 3 cakes Four pounds 4 cakes Five pounds 5 cakes
An average-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 to pound weights based on an average size avocado (rounded to the nearest half):
Weight in pounds Weight equivalent in avocados Half a pound 15 avocados One pound 3 avocados Two pounds 6 avocados Three pounds 9 avocados Four pounds 12 avocados Five pounds 15 avocados
A small bun baked in a pound loaf pan weighs, you guessed it – a pound
The image below shows what a small loaf weighing a pound looks like in terms of size
The table below shows more bread to kilo conversions if you need them:
Weight in pounds Weight Equivalent in bread (small pound of bread) 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
An average jar or bottle of honey weighs one pound (16 oz/454g)
For more honey to pound conversions, check out the table below (rounded to the nearest whole jar):
Weight in pounds Weight equivalent 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
An average medium egg weighs about 2oz/57g each, which means there are about 8 eggs in a pound
The table below shows more egg to pound conversion weights based on an average size medium egg:
Weight in pounds Weight Equivalent in eggs Half a pound 4 eggs One pound 8 eggs Two pounds 16 eggs Three pounds 24 eggs Four pounds 32 eggs Five pounds 40 eggs
An average uncooked burger patty weight is 4 ounces (113g) or a quarter of a pound, which means there are four hamburgers in a pound
Use the table below to work out more burger-to-pound conversions (based on an average uncooked quarter-pound patty)
Weight in Pounds Weight Equivalent in Burger Patties Half a pound 2 burgers One pound 4 burgers Two pounds 8 burgers Three pounds 12 burgers Four pounds 16 burgers Five pounds 20 burgers
The average sugar cube weighs 4g (014 oz), which means there are 114 individual sugar cubes in a pound
Find more lump sugar to pound weight conversions in the table below (numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest whole sugar cube):
Weight in pounds Weight Equivalent 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 medium-sized apple weighs 41 ounces (115 g), which means there are about four apples in a pound; use the table to see more apple to pound weight comparisons (rounded to the nearest one):
Weight in pounds Weight Equivalent 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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