Tomatoes are pretty heavy. Chopped finely and it would be about two cups. Cups is a measure of volume. Pounds is a measure of weight and mass. You can not directly convert the two.
1 pound of tomatoes is about 2 cups chopped, equivalent of 3 medium globe tomatoes or 8 small plum tomatoes.
it takes about 3 cups of tomato paste to make one pound.
1 cup is 8 oz. -So 6 lbs equals 12 cups.
1 pound of tomatoes could yield 2 cups of juice. This would also depend on the size of the tomatoes.
About 1lb of tomatoes will yield 2 cups chopped tomatoes. So in your case, 1/2 lb should do it.
One bushel of fresh tomatoes weighs 53 pounds and yields about 18 quarts of canned tomatoes. Therefore, about 3 pounds of fresh tomatoes makes 1 qt of canned tomatoes.
2 cups of tomatoes equal about 1 pound.
That is approximately 3/4 cup
There are many variables when it comes to determining the number of pounds in a cup. In order to know how many pounds are in 22 cups one would need to know what material is being measured in the cups.
That would be 2.5 pounds.
that is approximately 3.4 cups