Convert Pumpkin from Pounds to Ounces
Pumpkin converter
Use the tool below to convert pumpkin from Pounds to Ounces.
Pumpkins range hugely in size: a small sugar pumpkin is around 900 g whole while a large one tops 2700 g. Setting the size below means “2 cups cubed” comes out right whether you buy a little pie pumpkin or a giant.
Roasting your own for a pie? Once it's cooked and blended, the pumpkin puree converter scales the recipe by cup, gram, or tin size. See our Pumpkin Puree converter.
Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the item size for whole-item counts.
Result
16 ozCommon Pumpkin conversions
Quick reference for pumpkin at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.
| Pounds | Ounces |
|---|---|
| 0.5 lb | 8 oz |
| 1 lb | 16 oz |
| 1.5 lb | 24 oz |
| 2 lb | 32 oz |
| 3 lb | 48 oz |
Pumpkin conversion chart
The chart below shows how whole pumpkins (medium size) convert to cups, grams and ounces.
| lb | oz | pumpkins | cups | cups (US) | g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 lb | 8 oz | 0.13 pumpkins | 1.89 cups | 1.97 cups (US) | 226.8 g |
| 1 lb | 16 oz | 0.25 pumpkins | 3.78 cups | 3.94 cups (US) | 453.59 g |
| 2 lb | 32 oz | 0.5 pumpkins | 7.56 cups | 7.89 cups (US) | 907.18 g |
| 3 lb | 48 oz | 0.76 pumpkins | 11.34 cups | 11.83 cups (US) | 1360.78 g |
| 5 lb | 80 oz | 1.26 pumpkins | 18.9 cups | 19.72 cups (US) | 2267.96 g |
Pumpkin varieties and best uses
The conversions above are the same whatever variety you use; the difference is what each is good for. Here is how the common pumpkin varieties compare.
| Variety | Best for |
|---|---|
| Sugar Pie | Pies, purée, and baking: sweet, dense, low moisture. |
| Kabocha | Roasting and curries: dry, sweet, chestnut-like flesh. |
| Jarrahdale | Soups and roasting: firm, sweet, stores well. |
| Queensland Blue | Roasting and soups: dense, nutty all-rounder. |
| Connecticut Field | Carving and decoration: large, stringy, bland to eat. |
Which should I pick?
For pies, purée, and baking, a Sugar Pie pumpkin is the sweetest and least watery choice. When you can't find one, Kabocha gives a similar dense, sweet flesh and roasts well; Jarrahdale and Queensland Blue are firm all-rounders for soups and roasting. Skip large Connecticut Field (carving) pumpkins for cooking, the flesh is stringy and bland.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many cups is one medium pumpkin?
- One medium pumpkin (about 1800 g) gives roughly 15 cups of chopped flesh. A small one (around 900 g) yields about 7.5 cups and a large one (around 2700 g) about 22.5 cups, so set the size selector to match the pumpkins you actually have before you trust the figure. Open pumpkin converter
- How many pumpkins make one cup chopped?
- You need about 0.07 medium pumpkins for one cup of chopped pumpkin. With small pumpkins that rises to roughly 0.13, and with large pumpkins it drops to about 0.04. The converter runs both ways, so enter the cups your recipe asks for and read off how many whole pumpkins to chop.
- How much does a medium pumpkin weigh?
- A medium pumpkin weighs about 1800 g, small is around 900 g and large around 2700 g.
- Which pumpkin variety should I use?
- For pies, purée, and baking, a Sugar Pie pumpkin is the sweetest and least watery choice. When you can't find one, Kabocha gives a similar dense, sweet flesh and roasts well; Jarrahdale and Queensland Blue are firm all-rounders for soups and roasting. Skip large Connecticut Field (carving) pumpkins for cooking, the flesh is stringy and bland.
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