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Sour Cream conversion chart

1 cup of sour cream = 240 g = 8.47 oz. Convert any amount below, or use the reference charts for cups, tablespoons, grams and ounces.

1 cup of sour cream =

240 g

oz
8.47
kg
0.24
lb
0.529
1 cup
240 g
1 tablespoon
15 g
1 teaspoon
5 g
1 cup in ounces
8.47 oz
100 g in cups
0.417 cups
Density
1.01 g/ml

Measuring note

Full-fat and reduced-fat sour cream are close enough to use the same figure.

Source: USDA FoodData Central

Sour Cream cups to grams chart

US cups converted to grams, ounces and millilitres. Fractions are written the way recipes write them.

Sour Cream — cups to grams and ounces
Cups (US)GramsOunces (weight)Millilitres
1/8 cup30 g1.06 oz29.6 ml
1/4 cup60 g2.12 oz59.1 ml
1/3 cup80 g2.82 oz78.9 ml
1/2 cup120 g4.23 oz118 ml
2/3 cup160 g5.64 oz158 ml
3/4 cup180 g6.35 oz177 ml
1 cup240 g8.47 oz237 ml
1 1/2 cup360 g12.7 oz355 ml
2 cup480 g16.9 oz473 ml
3 cup720 g25.4 oz710 ml
4 cup960 g33.9 oz946 ml

Tablespoons and teaspoons

1 tbsp ≈ 15 g · 1 tsp ≈ 5 g

Tablespoons (US)GramsCups (US)
1 tbsp15 g0.063 cup
2 tbsp30 g0.125 cup
3 tbsp45 g0.188 cup
4 tbsp60 g0.25 cup
5 tbsp75 g0.313 cup
6 tbsp90 g0.375 cup
8 tbsp120 g0.5 cup
10 tbsp150 g0.625 cup
12 tbsp180 g0.75 cup
16 tbsp240 g1 cup

Grams back to cups

Useful when a metric recipe gives grams but you only own cups.

GramsCups (US)Tablespoons (US)
10 g0.042 cup0.667 tbsp
25 g0.104 cup1.67 tbsp
50 g0.208 cup3.33 tbsp
75 g0.313 cup5 tbsp
100 g0.417 cup6.67 tbsp
125 g0.521 cup8.33 tbsp
150 g0.625 cup10 tbsp
200 g0.833 cup13.3 tbsp
250 g1.04 cup16.7 tbsp
500 g2.08 cup33.3 tbsp
1000 g4.17 cup66.7 tbsp

Single-conversion pages for sour cream

Working with sour cream

Sour Cream sits in the dairy & cheese group, where a cup lands in the same range as water, but the material still compacts differently depending on how you fill the cup. Full-fat and reduced-fat sour cream are close enough to use the same figure.

If you are converting a whole recipe rather than a single line, the Recipe to Metric converter matches every ingredient to its own density in one pass, and the Recipe Scaler resizes the batch first so you only convert once.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in a cup of sour cream?

One US cup of sour cream weighs about 240 grams (8.47 oz). Full-fat and reduced-fat sour cream are close enough to use the same figure.

How many grams are in a tablespoon of sour cream?

One US tablespoon holds about 15 g, and one teaspoon about 5 g, since a tablespoon is 14.79 ml and a teaspoon 4.93 ml.

How many cups is 100 g of sour cream?

100 grams of sour cream is roughly 0.417 US cups. Weighing is more reliable than filling a cup, especially for dairy & cheese.

Where does this figure come from?

The density used here is 1.014 g/ml, based on USDA FoodData Central. Treat it as an approximation: real batches vary with brand, moisture and how the cup is filled.

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