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1 cup sour cream in grams and ounces

A US cup of sour cream weighs 230 grams: type grams, ounces, fluid ounces or cups and get the others.

Fractions work: 1 1/2 or ¾.

230 g sour cream

1 cup

  • 1 cup×1

US cup of 236.6 mL

How this is measured

1 US cup of sour cream weighs 230 g. Based on USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy).

Other values: King Arthur, sour cream, 227 g a cup: 1.01 cups (King Arthur lists 227 g (8 oz) for a cup of sour cream, as it does for water and milk); USDA, reduced-fat sour cream, 242 g a cup: 0.95 cups (Reduced-fat sour cream, not regular); USDA survey foods, sour cream, 240 g a cup: 0.958 cups (USDA's survey foods list 240 g for a cup of regular sour cream); Daisy sour cream label, 236.6 g a cup: 0.972 cups (The maker's label gives 30 g per 2 tablespoons of a 15 mL label tablespoon, about 237 g per US cup).

How many grams in 1 cup of sour cream?

One US cup of sour cream weighs 230 grams (USDA). That is the value the converter uses for cultured sour cream, so 460 grams of sour cream is 2 cups, 115 grams is ½ cup and a tablespoon of sour cream weighs 14.38 grams. Its density is 0.972 grams per milliliter.

A Daisy sour cream label works out to a little more, 236.6 grams per US cup, and King Arthur Baking's chart lists a little less, 227 grams (8 ounces), the same weight it gives for a cup of water and of milk. None of them says why the values differ; all are within 15 grams a cup.

How many oz in a cup of sour cream?

Two answers, because "ounce" names two units. By volume, a US cup holds 8 fluid ounces of sour cream, as of anything; that is exact by definition. By weight, a cup of sour cream is 8.11 ounces, from its weight in grams. For sour cream the two numbers come out close; for lighter foods they do not: a cup of all-purpose flour is also 8 fluid ounces but weighs 4.23 ounces.

Ounces weigh (1 oz = 28.349523125 g); fluid ounces measure volume (8 US fl oz to the cup). Both are exact by definition; the weight comes from the cup weight of the product.

CupsGramsOunces (weight)Fluid ounces (volume)
⅛ cup28.75 g1.01 oz1 fl oz
¼ cup57.5 g2.03 oz2 fl oz
⅓ cup76.67 g2.7 oz2.67 fl oz
½ cup115 g4.06 oz4 fl oz
⅔ cup153.3 g5.41 oz5.33 fl oz
¾ cup172.5 g6.08 oz6 fl oz
1 cup230 g8.11 oz8 fl oz
1½ cups345 g12.17 oz12 fl oz
2 cups460 g16.23 oz16 fl oz
3 cups690 g24.34 oz24 fl oz
4 cups920 g32.45 oz32 fl oz

So 8 ounces of sour cream by weight is ≈ 1 cup, and 16 ounces ≈ 2 cups.

Sour cream grams to cups conversion chart

Gram amounts of sour cream as the cups and spoons to measure; ≈ marks the nearest measure:

US cups, as the cups and spoons to fill; ≈ marks the nearest measure.

GramsSour cream
30 g≈ 2 tbsp + ¼ tsp
50 g≈ 3 tbsp + 1 tsp + ½ tsp
58 g≈ ¼ cup
100 g≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp
115 g½ cup
125 g≈ ½ cup + 2 tsp
150 g≈ ½ cup + 2 tbsp + 1 tsp
200 g≈ ¾ cup + 2 tbsp
230 g1 cup
250 g≈ 1 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
300 g≈ 1¼ cups + 1 tbsp
460 g2 cups
500 g≈ 2 cups + 3 tbsp

Regular and reduced-fat sour cream

USDA lists 242 grams for a cup of reduced-fat sour cream and 240 grams for regular sour cream in its survey foods. Every value we have for a cup:

Our value is the one the converter uses; the others are what other sources list for a US cup.

Listed byGrams in 1 US cupOuncesSource
USDAOur value230 g8.11 ozC
King Arthur, sour cream227 g8.01 ozA
USDA, reduced-fat sour cream242 g8.54 ozC
USDA survey foods, sour cream240 g8.47 ozD
Daisy sour cream label236.6 g8.35 ozG

Sources: A — King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart; C — USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy; D — USDA FoodData Central, FNDDS survey foods; G — Manufacturer's label serving size, as listed in USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods).

We have no sourced cup weight for fat-free sour cream; its label serving is the best guide.

Sour cream and similar dairy ingredients by the cup

The converter also lists sour cream's neighbors in the dairy case. By the cup: Greek yogurt 245 grams, plain yogurt 245 grams and cream cheese 232 grams. We have no sourced cup weight for crème fraîche:

Sour cream and its neighborsHow the cup is filledGrams in 1 US cupOuncesSource
Sour creamNot stated230 g8.11 ozC
Greek yogurtNot stated245 g8.64 ozD
Plain yogurtNot stated245 g8.64 ozC
Cream cheeseNot stated232 g8.18 ozC

Sources: C — USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy; D — USDA FoodData Central, FNDDS survey foods.

Measuring sour cream

By the cup, sour cream clings to the measure; scrape it out with a spatula so all of it goes into the bowl. A kitchen scale skips the scraping: set it to zero with the bowl on it and spoon in 230 grams for each cup.

Questions

What is 100 g of sour cream in cups?

≈ ¼ cup + 3 tbsp; 200 grams is ≈ ¾ cup + 2 tbsp and 250 grams ≈ 1 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 tsp.

How many grams is 1/2 cup of sour cream?

115 grams; 1/4 cup is 57.5 grams, 1/3 cup 76.67 grams and 3/4 cup 172.5 grams.

Is 1 lb of sour cream 2 cups?

Nearly: a pound of sour cream is ≈ 2 cups, and 2 cups weigh 460 grams.

How many ounces is 100 g of sour cream?

3.53 ounces by weight, the same for any food.

How many tablespoons of sour cream are in a cup?

16 US tablespoons, each 14.38 grams.

Sources

  • 21 CFR 101.9 (US nutrition labeling)
  • King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart
  • King Arthur Baking, How to measure flour
  • Manufacturer's label serving size, as listed in USDA FoodData Central (Branded Foods)
  • NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C
  • NIST Special Publication 430, Household Weights and Measures
  • USDA FoodData Central, FNDDS survey foods
  • USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy
  • Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1