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Two cups of sugar are in one pound.

Two cups is close enough for cooking. The density (mass per unit volume) will vary depending on the grain size and shape of the sugar granules. The greater the air voids between the grains, the lower the density. Powdered sugar and raw sugar have different grain structures which give different densities. Look on the package. The 4 pound package (not 5 pounds like it once was), I am looking at says it contains approximately 9 cups. This does not mean there is more sugar because there are more cups. It means there is less sugar (by weight) in a cup.

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