2 cups sour cream in grams
2 cups of sour cream = 480 grams · 16.9 oz · 32 tbsp
That is two cups, spooned in and levelled, pressing out the air pockets as you go. A full US cup of sour cream weighs 240 g, so 2 cups comes to 480 g. Use the converter for any other amount.
Based on a measured density of 240 g per US cup (236.6 ml), spooned in and levelled, not poured. Last reviewed .
How 2 cups of sour cream works out
One US cup of sour cream weighs 240 grams, so multiply by 2 to get two cups: 240 × 2 = 480 g. In the other direction, 480 g of sour cream divided by 240 brings you back to 2 cups.
If you have no scales, 2 cups is 32 level tablespoons of sour cream (96 teaspoons), because a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. In a 250 ml metric cup — the Australian, New Zealand and modern UK standard — the same fraction is 507 g.
Tip: Level sour cream off the top of the cup with a knife rather than packing it, just as you would yogurt.
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2 cups of sour cream: common questions
How many grams is 2 cups of sour cream?
2 cups of sour cream weighs about 480 grams (16.9 oz), based on a full US cup of sour cream weighing 240 grams.
How many tablespoons is 2 cups of sour cream?
32 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 96 teaspoons.
Is 2 cups the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so 2 cups of sour cream is 507 grams by the metric cup against 480 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full sour cream cups to grams tables.