Sour Cream: Grams to Cups
1 cup of sour cream = 230 grams
One US cup of sour cream weighs 230 grams. One 250 ml metric cup — the one used in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada — holds 243 grams. To convert any weight, divide the grams by the figure for your cup.
Sour cream weighs 230 g per cup (USDA FoodData Central); King Arthur Baking gives 227 g. Stir it smooth before measuring, and swap it one for one with full-fat plain yogurt by weight.
Where the 230 g figure comes from
- USDA FoodData Central: 1 cup of “Cream, sour, cultured” = 230 g (FDC ID 171257)
- King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart: Sour cream, 1 cup = 227 g (chart)
This site uses 230 g per US cup of sour cream, spooned and levelled. References checked September 2026.
How many cups is X grams of sour cream?
| Grams | US cups | Metric cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 g sour cream | ⅛ | ⅛ | 1.74 | 0.88 |
| 50 g sour cream | ¼ | ¼ | 3.48 | 1.76 |
| 75 g sour cream | ⅓ | ⅓ | 5.22 | 2.65 |
| 100 g sour cream | ⅜ | ⅜ | 6.96 | 3.53 |
| 110 g sour cream | ½ | ½ | 7.65 | 3.88 |
| 120 g sour cream | ½ | ½ | 8.35 | 4.23 |
| 125 g sour cream | ½ | ½ | 8.7 | 4.41 |
| 130 g sour cream | ⅝ | ½ | 9.04 | 4.59 |
| 140 g sour cream | ⅝ | ⅝ | 9.74 | 4.94 |
| 150 g sour cream | ⅔ | ⅝ | 10.43 | 5.29 |
| 170 g sour cream | ¾ | ⅔ | 11.83 | 6.00 |
| 175 g sour cream | ¾ | ¾ | 12.17 | 6.17 |
| 200 g sour cream | ⅞ | ⅞ | 13.91 | 7.05 |
| 225 g sour cream | 1 | ⅞ | 15.65 | 7.94 |
| 240 g sour cream | 1.04 | 1 | 16.7 | 8.47 |
| 250 g sour cream | 1⅛ | 1 | 17.39 | 8.82 |
| 275 g sour cream | 1¼ | 1⅛ | 19.13 | 9.70 |
| 300 g sour cream | 1⅓ | 1¼ | 20.87 | 10.58 |
| 350 g sour cream | 1½ | 1½ | 24.35 | 12.35 |
| 400 g sour cream | 1¾ | 1⅝ | 27.83 | 14.11 |
| 450 g sour cream | 1.96 | 1⅞ | 31.3 | 15.87 |
| 500 g sour cream | 2⅛ | 2.06 | 34.78 | 17.64 |
How to measure sour cream accurately
The 230 g figure assumes the spooned-and-levelled method: spoon the sour cream into a dry measuring cup and sweep the top flat with a straight edge. Scooping the cup through the bag compacts it and gives a heavier cup.
- 1 US cup of sour cream = 230 g
- 1 metric cup (250 ml) of sour cream = 243 g
- ¾ cup = 173 g
- ½ cup = 115 g
- ⅓ cup = 77 g
- ¼ cup = 58 g
- 1 tablespoon = 14.4 g
Frequently asked questions
How many cups is 100 grams of sour cream?
100 grams of sour cream is about ⅜ US cups, based on 230 g per cup, or ⅜ metric cups.
How many grams in a cup of sour cream?
One US cup of sour cream weighs 230 grams. A 250 ml metric cup holds 243 grams.
How many cups is 250 grams of sour cream?
250 grams of sour cream is about 1⅛ US cups, or 1 metric cups.
Does a UK cup of sour cream weigh the same as a US cup?
No. A UK, Australian or Canadian metric cup is 250 ml against the US 236.6 ml, so it holds about 5.7% more — 243 g of sour cream rather than 230 g.
How many tablespoons is 100 grams of sour cream?
100 grams of sour cream is about 6.96 tablespoons.
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