Convert Sweet Potato from Pounds to Ounces
Sweet Potato converter
Use the tool below to convert sweet potato from Pounds to Ounces.
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.
Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the item size for whole-item counts.
Result
16 ozCommon Sweet Potato conversions
Quick reference for sweet potato 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 |
Sweet Potato conversion chart
The chart below shows how whole sweet potatoes (medium size) convert to cups, grams and ounces.
| lb | oz | sweet potatoes | cups | cups (US) | g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 lb | 8 oz | 1.13 sweet potatoes | 1.63 cups | 1.71 cups (US) | 226.8 g |
| 1 lb | 16 oz | 2.27 sweet potatoes | 3.26 cups | 3.41 cups (US) | 453.59 g |
| 2 lb | 32 oz | 4.54 sweet potatoes | 6.53 cups | 6.82 cups (US) | 907.18 g |
| 3 lb | 48 oz | 6.8 sweet potatoes | 9.79 cups | 10.23 cups (US) | 1360.78 g |
| 5 lb | 80 oz | 11.34 sweet potatoes | 16.32 cups | 17.05 cups (US) | 2267.96 g |
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 many cups is one medium sweet potato?
- One medium sweet potato (about 200 g) gives roughly 1.44 cups of chopped flesh. A small one (around 130 g) yields about 0.94 cups and a large one (around 320 g) about 2.3 cups, so set the size selector to match the sweet potatoes you actually have before you trust the figure. Open sweet potato converter
- How many sweet potatoes make one cup chopped?
- You need about 0.7 medium sweet potatoes for one cup of chopped sweet potato. With small sweet potatoes that rises to roughly 1.07, and with large sweet potatoes it drops to about 0.43. The converter runs both ways, so enter the cups your recipe asks for and read off how many whole sweet potatoes to chop.
- How much does a medium sweet potato weigh?
- A medium sweet potato weighs about 200 g, small is around 130 g and large around 320 g.
- 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.
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