Cream cheese: weights & conversions
A US cup of cream cheese weighs about 232 g. 100 g is 342 calories and 5.9 g of protein.
Also written as: philadelphia cream cheese, softened cream cheese, neufchatel.
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1 cup of cream cheese is about 232 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of cream cheese weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 232 g | 8.18 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 174 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 155 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 116 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 77.3 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 58 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.5 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.83 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 342 | 5.9 g | 34.2 g | 5.5 g | 0 g | 321 mg |
| Per cup (232 g) | 793 | 13.7 g | 79.3 g | 12.8 g | 0 g | 745 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.5 g) | 50 | 0.86 g | 4.96 g | 0.8 g | 0 g | 47 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 388 | 6.69 g | 38.8 g | 6.24 g | 0 g | 364 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of cream cheese?
- One US cup of cream cheese weighs about 232 g (8.18 oz). A tablespoon is about 14.5 g and a teaspoon about 4.83 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of cream cheese?
- 100 g of cream cheese is about 0.43 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in cream cheese?
- Cream cheese has about 342 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 793 calories a cup.
- How much protein is in cream cheese?
- About 5.9 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 6.69 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of cream cheese?
- Well-drained ricotta blended smooth. Or: Mascarpone, in a sweet filling.