Convert Sweet Potato from Pounds to Whole Sweet potatoes

Sweet Potato converter

Use the tool below to convert sweet potato from Pounds to Whole Sweet potatoes.

A small sweet potato is around 40% of the weight of a large one, so 'three sweet potatoes' in a tray bake or pie can swing the yield. Pick the right size below to keep mash, fries, and casseroles on target.

How many sweet potatoes are in a pound?

About 2 medium sweet potatoes make up a pound, since a pound is 454 g and a medium sweet potato weighs 200 g. With small sweet potatoes that rises to roughly 3, and with large sweet potatoes it drops to about 1. Set the size selector to match the sweet potatoes you have, then read the exact count above.

Out of sweet potato? See sweet potato substitutes →

Using regular potato instead? The potato converter handles whole-item counts and cubed cups across small, medium, and large sizes. See how many potatoes are in a pound.

Adding carrot to the roast? The carrot converter works out whole-item counts and chopped cups across small, medium, and large sizes. See how many carrots are in a pound.

No scale? The tool below gives a good estimate, but for exact bakes a digital kitchen scale removes the guesswork.

Weigh it exact, get a scale

Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the size for counting whole sweet potatoes.

Convert from

Convert to

Sweet potato sizeSize applies to whole sweet potatoes (small / medium / large).

Result

2.27 sweet potatoes

Common Sweet Potato conversions

Quick reference for sweet potato at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.

Pounds	sweet potatoes
0.5 lb	1.13 sweet potatoes
1 lb	2.27 sweet potatoes
1.5 lb	3.4 sweet potatoes
2 lb	4.54 sweet potatoes
3 lb	6.8 sweet potatoes

Sweet Potato conversion chart

The chart below shows how whole sweet potatoes (medium size) convert to cups, grams and ounces.

lb	sweet potatoes	cups	cups (US)	g	oz	kg
0.5 lb	1.13 sweet potatoes	1.63 cups	1.71 cups (US)	226.8 g	8 oz	0.23 kg
1 lb	2.27 sweet potatoes	3.26 cups	3.41 cups (US)	453.59 g	16 oz	0.45 kg
2 lb	4.54 sweet potatoes	6.53 cups	6.82 cups (US)	907.18 g	32 oz	0.91 kg
3 lb	6.8 sweet potatoes	9.79 cups	10.23 cups (US)	1360.78 g	48 oz	1.36 kg
5 lb	11.34 sweet potatoes	16.32 cups	17.05 cups (US)	2267.96 g	80 oz	2.27 kg

Sweet Potato 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 sweet potato varieties compare.

Variety	Best for
Beauregard	Everyday baking, mash, and roasting: deep orange flesh, sweet and reliably moist; the standard US supermarket sweet potato.
Garnet	Mash, pies, and casseroles: red-purple skin and deep orange flesh, very moist and sweet.
Jewel	Roasting and baking whole: copper skin and orange flesh, mild and sweet with a moist texture.
Japanese (Murasaki)	Roasted wedges and savoury sides: purple skin and pale flesh, drier and less sweet with a chestnut flavour.
Stokes Purple	Showpiece purées and colourful plates: purple skin and deep purple flesh, slightly drier and earthy.

Which should I pick?

For everyday baking, mashing, and roasting, Beauregard is the supermarket default: deep orange flesh, sweet and reliably moist. No Beauregard? Garnet or Jewel are interchangeable orange-flesh substitutes, equally sweet. For drier, savoury dishes and roasted wedges, Japanese (purple skin, pale flesh) holds its shape with a chestnut sweetness. Stokes purple-flesh sweet potatoes are the pick for colourful purées and showpiece plates.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a medium sweet potato weigh in pounds?: A medium sweet potato weighs about 0.44 lb (7.05 oz, 200 g). A small one is about 0.29 lb and a large one about 0.71 lb, so the pound total shifts with size. Set the size selector to match the sweet potatoes you actually have before trusting a per-pound count, since the same weight in pounds maps to a different number of whole sweet potatoes at each size. Open sweet potato converter
Which sweet potato variety should I use?: For everyday baking, mashing, and roasting, Beauregard is the supermarket default: deep orange flesh, sweet and reliably moist. No Beauregard? Garnet or Jewel are interchangeable orange-flesh substitutes, equally sweet. For drier, savoury dishes and roasted wedges, Japanese (purple skin, pale flesh) holds its shape with a chestnut sweetness. Stokes purple-flesh sweet potatoes are the pick for colourful purées and showpiece plates.
How many sweet potatoes are in a pound?: About 2 medium sweet potatoes make up a pound, since a pound is 454 g and a medium sweet potato weighs 200 g. Smaller sweet potatoes push that to roughly 3, and large ones drop it to about 1. The converter runs both ways, so enter any weight in pounds and read off the whole-sweet potato count for the size you have.

Other produce

Convert another fruit or vegetable: