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The kilogram or kilogramme (old BE), or kilo, abbreviated kg, is a unit of weight. It is equal to 1000 g or 2 15 (2.2) lbs. One liter of pure water weighs one kilogram. As many recipes have been approximately converted from one system to another, a similarly approximate conversion back may yield the original recipe.

Kilograms US customary measure
Pounds (lb) Ounces (oz)
.025 ~1
.028409 1
.03 ~1
.05 ~2
.05681 2
.06 ~2
.075 ~3
.085227 3
.09 ~3
.1 ~14 ~4
.11363 14 4
.12 ~14 ~4
.125 ~14 ~4
.125 1140 (0.275)
.15 ~13
.15 13
.225 ~12
.227 12
.25 1120 (0.55)
.27 23
.3 ~23
.45 ~1
.45 1
.5 ~1
.5 1 110 (1.1)
.9 ~2
.90 2
1 ~2
1 2 15 (2.2) 35 15 (35.2)
1 ~2.203125 ~35 14 (35.25)
1 ~2 14 (2.25)
1.00142045 2 1364 (2.203125) 35 14 (35.25)
1.0227 2 14 (2.25)


  • Although sometimes disregarded, especially by Anglophones, the rules of the Société Internationale (SI), state that metric abbreviations, except M for Mega or Million to distinguish from m for mili or thousandth, should never be capitalized. It should always be written "kg", never "Kg".