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Grams to pounds.

Convert g to lb and lb to g. Type in either box and the other follows. Useful when a recipe or a parcel is labelled in grams and the limit you are working to is in pounds.

g → lbExact definition
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Grams to pounds — common values, to 6 significant figures.
glb
50 g0.110231 lb
100 g0.220462 lb
250 g0.551156 lb
500 g1.10231 lb
750 g1.65347 lb
1000 g2.20462 lb
1500 g3.30693 lb
2000 g4.40925 lb
5000 g11.0231 lb
1 g=0.002204622622 lb 1 lb=453.59237 g

Definitions

  • The gram is a thousandth of a kilogram, and the unit food packaging and recipes are labelled in.
  • The international avoirdupois pound is exactly 0.453 592 37 kg, agreed in 1959 — which is why pounds and kilograms convert exactly.
  • This conversion is exact by definition. 1 g = 0.002204622622 lb.
  • Everything here is mass, not force. The pound is defined as exactly 0.453 592 37 kg, so pound-to-kilogram conversion is exact.

How it works

One direction multiplies and the other divides by the same number, so nothing is lost by going back and forth.

The value passes through kg, the unit every other mass & weight unit on the site is defined against, rather than a number written into this page on its own. That is why the figure here, the figure in the table above and the general mass & weight converter always agree.

Display precision limits significant figures rather than decimal places, because one fixed number of decimals is useless across a range this wide. Very large and very small results switch to scientific notation with a proper superscript exponent. The editable box always holds a plain number at full working precision, so you can carry on from either side.

Common questions this answers: how many pounds in a gram (0.00220462), how many grams in a pound (453.592), and what 1000 g is in pounds (2.20462 lb).

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