How many grams is 2 cups of sour cream?
How many grams is 2 cups of sour cream?
Answer
One US cup (236.6 ml) of sour cream weighs 230 grams, from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171257 “Cream, sour, cultured”, portion “1 cup” = 230 grams.
2 cups of sour cream equals 460 grams; the way back, from grams to cups, is the Grams to Cups converter.
This is the US customary cup of 236.6 ml. A recipe written for the metric cup of 250 ml (Australia, New Zealand, Canada) means 5.7 % more: 486.1 grams.
How 2 cups of sour cream was converted to grams
One US cup of sour cream weighs 230 grams (two hundred thirty), so multiply 2 by 230.
2 × 230 g
=460 grams
(four hundred sixty grams)
The weight of the cup comes from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy entry 171257 “Cream, sour, cultured”, portion “1 cup” = 230 grams. Scooped ingredients vary with how they are filled — spooned in lightly, a cup weighs less; packed down, more — so for baking a kitchen scale is the exact tool and this figure the standard reference.
2 cups of other ingredients in grams
The same cup weighs differently for every ingredient: airy ones such as oats and cocoa are light, dense ones such as honey and salt heavy. Your ingredient is highlighted.
| Ingredient | 2 cups in grams | One US cup weighs |
|---|---|---|
| All-purpose flour | 250 grams | 125 grams |
| Granulated sugar | 400 grams | 200 grams |
| Brown sugar, packed | 440 grams | 220 grams |
| Brown sugar, unpacked | 290 grams | 145 grams |
| Powdered sugar, unsifted | 240 grams | 120 grams |
| Powdered sugar, sifted | 200 grams | 100 grams |
| Butter | 454 grams | 227 grams |
| Water | 473.2 grams | 236.6 grams |
| Whole milk | 488 grams | 244 grams |
| White rice, uncooked | 370 grams | 185 grams |
| White rice, cooked | 316 grams | 158 grams |
| Rolled oats | 162 grams | 81 grams |
| Honey | 678 grams | 339 grams |
| Table salt | 584 grams | 292 grams |
| Cocoa powder | 172 grams | 86 grams |
| Plain yogurt | 490 grams | 245 grams |
| Olive oil | 432 grams | 216 grams |
| Vegetable oil | 436 grams | 218 grams |
| Heavy cream | 476 grams | 238 grams |
| Sour cream | 460 grams | 230 grams |
| Peanut butter | 516 grams | 258 grams |
| Cornstarch | 256 grams | 128 grams |
If the ingredient is not settled yet, start from how many grams 2 cups is across every ingredient at once.
The other way round: how many cups a weight fills
This page starts from cups and answers in grams. The opposite question — how many cups a weight from a recipe fills — is what the grams to cups converter is for. Both read the same USDA weights, so their numbers agree: 100 grams of sour cream is 0.43 cups there.
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- Grams to Cups - How many US cups a weight of flour, sugar, butter, rice or another ingredient fills — by USDA cup weights
- Cups to Ml - Convert Cups to Milliliters
- Ml to Cups - Convert Milliliters to Cups
- Cups to Tablespoons - Convert Cups to Tablespoons
- Oz to Grams - Convert Ounces to Grams
- Gallons to Pounds - How much a gallon of water, milk, gasoline, diesel, oil or propane weighs in pounds — by density
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US cups of sour cream to grams
| Cups | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1 1/8 cups | 258.8 grams |
| 1.2 cups | 276 grams |
| 1 1/4 cups | 287.5 grams |
| 1 1/3 cups | 306.7 grams |
| 1 1/2 cups | 345 grams |
| 1 2/3 cups | 383.3 grams |
| 1 3/4 cups | 402.5 grams |
| 2 cups | 460 grams |
| 2 1/4 cups | 517.5 grams |
| 2 1/3 cups | 536.7 grams |
| 2 1/2 cups | 575 grams |
| 2 2/3 cups | 613.3 grams |
| 2 3/4 cups | 632.5 grams |
| 3 cups | 690 grams |
| 3 1/4 cups | 747.5 grams |