Grams to cups for sour cream
One US cup of sour cream weighs about 230 g, so 100 g is about 0.43 cups (3/8 cup). Full fat, spooned and levelled. The calculator and table below use this figure for any amount.
Conversion table
| Grams | Cups | Closest kitchen measure |
|---|---|---|
| 25 g | 0.11 | 1/8 cup |
| 50 g | 0.22 | 1/4 cup |
| 75 g | 0.33 | 1/3 cup |
| 100 g | 0.43 | 3/8 cup |
| 125 g | 0.54 | 1/2 cup |
| 150 g | 0.65 | 2/3 cup |
| 200 g | 0.87 | 7/8 cup |
| 250 g | 1.09 | 1 cup + 1/8 |
| 300 g | 1.3 | 1 cup + 1/3 |
| 400 g | 1.74 | 1 cup + 3/4 |
| 500 g | 2.17 | 2 cups + 1/6 |
How to measure it
Sour cream weighs about 230 g a cup, lighter than yogurt because its higher fat content is less dense than water. Spoon it in and level the top; it is thick enough to hold peaks that fool the eye.
Light sour cream replaces fat with water and weighs slightly more per cup, around 240 g. Crème fraîche, the richer French cousin, sits near sour cream at about 230 g and swaps evenly in cheesecakes and sauces.
Density source: Government food composition data. Method assumed: Full fat sour cream, spooned in and levelled.
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See also: why conversion charts disagree and the full density data.