half pound
The answer to your question will be different for each food. Sorry.
1 cup = 8 ounces 1 ounce = 0.12 cup
1 cup is 8 oz. -So 1/2 pound of carrots is 1 cup.
1/4 of a pound of water is 1/2 of a cup
There are 2 cups in a pound of salt
Wet mortar mix about 1 cup in a pound.
1 pound of ground ham will be equal to 2 cups.
One cup is 8 oz . So a half pound of flour is one cup
1 cup is officially half a pound of water.
1 cup is 8 oz. -So about 1/2 pound of shortening in a cup.
There is less than 1 pound in a cup of jam. This is because a cup of something is a lot smaller than a pound of something.