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1 Cup Sour Cream in Grams (230 g)
1 cup of sour cream weighs 230 g (8.11 oz), according to USDA FoodData Central. That makes 1 tablespoon 14.4 g and 1 teaspoon 4.8 g.
Sour cream1 cup
230g
- Ounces
- 8.11 oz
- 1 tbsp
- 14.4 g
- 1 tsp
- 4.8 g
- Source
- USDA FDC #171257
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Sour cream cups to grams chart
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/8 cup | 28.8 g | 1.01 oz |
| 1/4 cup | 57.5 g | 2.03 oz |
| 1/3 cup | 76.7 g | 2.7 oz |
| 1/2 cup | 115 g | 4.06 oz |
| 2/3 cup | 153 g | 5.41 oz |
| 3/4 cup | 173 g | 6.08 oz |
| 1 cup | 230 g | 8.11 oz |
| 1 1/2 cups | 345 g | 12.2 oz |
| 2 cups | 460 g | 16.2 oz |
| 3 cups | 690 g | 24.3 oz |
| 1 tbsp | 14.4 g | 0.51 oz |
| 2 tbsp | 28.8 g | 1.01 oz |
| 1 tsp | 4.8 g | 0.17 oz |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.4 g | 0.08 oz |
Each row is USDA’s 1-cup weight (230 g) times the amount. A tablespoon is 1/16 cup and a teaspoon is 1/48 cup, so 1 tbsp = 230 ÷ 16 = 14.4 g. Ounces are grams ÷ 28.3495. USDA also weighed small measures on their own (1 tbsp: 12 g). Those can differ from the cup-based rows by a few tenths of a gram because each weight is rounded.
Sour cream grams to cups
| Weight | Cups | Closest measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 | 1 tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp |
| 50 g | 0.22 | 3 tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp |
| 100 g | 0.43 | 1/3 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 3/4 tsp |
| 200 g | 0.87 | 3/4 cup + 1 tbsp + 2 3/4 tsp |
| 250 g | 1.09 | 1 cup + 1 tbsp + 1 1/4 tsp |
| 500 g | 2.17 | 2 cups + 2 tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp |
Cups = grams ÷ 230. The last column rounds to the nearest 1/4 teaspoon using a standard set of cups and spoons.
What USDA lists for sour cream
| USDA portion | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 12 g | 0.42 oz |
| 1 cup | 230 g | 8.11 oz |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 171257: “Cream, sour, cultured”, published 4/1/2019. Portion used for this page: “1 cup” = 230 g. Cups to spoons: USDA ARS measure equivalents (1 cup = 16 tbsp = 48 tsp).
Measuring sour cream by the cup
Measure liquids in a liquid measuring cup set on a level surface, and read the line at eye level, as NIST suggests.