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Pounds to Liters by Ingredient

Pounds to liters crosses the US-metric measurement boundary, converting American weight to metric volume. This is useful for translating recipes between systems, buying ingredients internationally, or shipping liquid products where weight is in pounds but volume is in liters. For example, 1 pound of olive oil is 0.50 L, while 1 pound of honey is 0.32 L. Choose your ingredient below.

Liquids

Most cooking liquids are close to the weight of water, but syrups and honey are much heavier. Oil is lighter than water.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About 0.45 liters for water (1 pound of water fills slightly less than half a liter). For oil it is about 0.49 liters. For honey it is about 0.32 liters.

About 2.2 pounds for water. This is the inverse of the above. For heavier liquids the pound-per-liter count goes up.

person Written by Sean Day verified Reviewed by CookingConvert update Last updated Apr 3, 2026