Sour cream: weights & conversions
A US cup of sour cream weighs about 230 g. 100 g is 198 calories and 2.4 g of protein.
Also written as: crema, mexican crema, crema mexicana.
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1 cup of sour cream is about 230 grams.
Cups to grams
What each measure of sour cream weighs, from the cup weight above.
| Volume | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 230 g | 8.11 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 173 g | |
| 2/3 cup | 153 g | |
| 1/2 cup | 115 g | |
| 1/3 cup | 76.7 g | |
| 1/4 cup | 57.5 g | |
| 1 tablespoon | 14.4 g | |
| 1 teaspoon | 4.79 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) | 198 | 2.4 g | 19.4 g | 4.6 g | 0 g | 41 mg |
| Per cup (230 g) | 455 | 5.52 g | 44.6 g | 10.6 g | 0 g | 94 mg |
| Per tablespoon (14.4 g) | 28 | 0.35 g | 2.79 g | 0.66 g | 0 g | 6 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 225 | 2.72 g | 22 g | 5.22 g | 0 g | 46 mg |
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Common questions
- How many grams are in a cup of sour cream?
- One US cup of sour cream weighs about 230 g (8.11 oz). A tablespoon is about 14.4 g and a teaspoon about 4.79 g.
- How many cups is 100 g of sour cream?
- 100 g of sour cream is about 0.43 cups — near enough to 3/8 of a cup in a measuring cup.
- How many calories are in sour cream?
- Sour cream has about 198 calories per 100 g, which works out to roughly 455 calories a cup.
- What can I use instead of sour cream?
- Plain full-fat yogurt, measure for measure. Or: Cream cheese thinned with a little milk.