500 grams of cream cheese to cups
500 g of cream cheese is about 2.2 cups, which is roughly 2 cups + 1/6 or 35.24 tablespoons. That comes from 227 g per US cup. Block style. A standard US 8 oz brick equals one cup.
| Measure | 500 g of cream cheese |
|---|---|
| Cups | 2.2 |
| Kitchen measure | 2 cups + 1/6 |
| Tablespoons | 35.24 |
| Grams per cup used | 227 g |
Cream cheese comes pre-measured in the US: the standard 8 oz block is 226 g, almost exactly one cup. Cheesecake recipes calling for two blocks mean 452 g, and you never need to press cream cheese into an actual measuring cup.
Result
0.83 cups
About 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour. 100 g is 3.53 oz by weight.
Assumes spoon-and-level. Scooped flour runs closer to 140 g a cup.
Questions
How many cups is 500 g of cream cheese?
2.2 cups, or about 2 cups + 1/6. That is worked out at 227 g per US cup.
How many tablespoons is 500 g of cream cheese?
About 35.24 tablespoons, since one US cup is 16 tablespoons. For small amounts tablespoons are usually the more accurate measure to work with.
Why does 500 g give a different number of cups for other ingredients?
Because cups measure volume and grams measure weight. 500 g of cream cheese is 2.2 cups at 227 g per cup, while the same 500 g of a denser or lighter ingredient fills a different amount of space.
Other amounts of cream cheese
See all cream cheese conversions or 500 g of every other ingredient.