Pounds to Ounces
1 pound = 16 ounces
There are exactly 16 ounces in a pound, a clean whole-number conversion with no rounding. It's useful for reading US packaging and splitting larger weights: ½ lb is 8 oz, ¼ lb is 4 oz, and 1½ lb is 24 oz. These are weight ounces, the same ones your kitchen scale shows in ounce mode.
Pounds to Ounces table
| Pounds | Ounces |
|---|---|
| 0.25 pounds | 4 ounces |
| 0.5 pounds | 8 ounces |
| 1 pound | 16 ounces |
| 2 pounds | 32 ounces |
| 3 pounds | 48 ounces |
| 4 pounds | 64 ounces |
| 5 pounds | 80 ounces |
| 6 pounds | 96 ounces |
| 8 pounds | 128 ounces |
| 10 pounds | 160 ounces |
| 12 pounds | 192 ounces |
| 14 pounds | 224 ounces |
| 16 pounds | 256 ounces |
| 18 pounds | 288 ounces |
| 20 pounds | 320 ounces |
| 24 pounds | 384 ounces |
| 32 pounds | 512 ounces |
How to convert pounds to ounces
To convert pounds to ounces, multiply by 16. This is a weight conversion, so it applies to any liquid or dry ingredient measured by weight, water, oil, milk, flour, and more.
Common conversions: 2 pounds = 32 ounces · 4 pounds = 64 ounces · 8 pounds = 128 ounces · 16 pounds = 256 ounces.
Tip: A 'quarter-pounder' is 4 oz for a reason — quarter-pound and 4 oz are the same weight, an easy anchor for portioning meat.
For ingredient-specific weight conversions (like cups to grams of flour or rice), see our ingredient converters.
Pounds to Ounces: frequently asked
How many ounces in a pound?
There are 16 ounces in 1 pound.