Cups to Kilograms: 1 cup equals 0.236588 kg. To convert cups to kilograms, multiply by 0.236588 (kg = cup × 0.236588). For example, 10 cup = 2.36588 kg.
How to Convert Cups to Kilograms
To convert from cups to kilograms, multiply the value by 0.236588. The conversion is linear, meaning doubling the input doubles the output.
Conversion Formula
- Cups to Kilograms:
kg = cup × 0.236588 - Kilograms to Cups:
cup = kg ÷ 0.236588
Cups to Kilograms Conversion Chart
| Cups (cup) | Kilograms (kg) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.023659 |
| 0.25 | 0.059147 |
| 0.5 | 0.118294 |
| 1 | 0.236588 |
| 2 | 0.473176 |
| 3 | 0.709764 |
| 5 | 1.18294 |
| 10 | 2.36588 |
| 20 | 4.73176 |
| 25 | 5.9147 |
| 50 | 11.8294 |
| 100 | 23.6588 |
| 250 | 59.147 |
| 1000 | 236.588 |
Understanding the Units
What is a Cup?
The US legal cup equals exactly 240 milliliters; the US customary cup used in recipes is 236.5882365 milliliters.
Common contexts: cooking (US).
What is a Kilogram?
The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass, defined since 2019 by fixing the Planck constant at 6.62607015 × 10⁻³⁴ J·s.
From the French kilogramme adopted in 1795; previously defined by the International Prototype Kilogram in Paris until 2019.
Common contexts: science, commerce, health.
Real-World Reference Points
| Item | Cups (cup) | Kilograms (kg) |
|---|---|---|
| A liter of water | 4.2268 | 1 |
| Newborn baby (average) | 14.7936 | 3.5 |
| Bag of flour | 9.5947 | 2.27 |