½ cup sour cream in grams
½ cup of sour cream = 120 grams · 4.23 oz · 8 tbsp
That is half a cup, spooned in and levelled, pressing out the air pockets as you go. A full US cup of sour cream weighs 240 g, so ½ cup comes to 120 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 ½ cup of sour cream works out
One US cup of sour cream weighs 240 grams, so multiply by 0.5 to get half a cup: 240 × 0.5 = 120 g. In the other direction, 120 g of sour cream divided by 240 brings you back to ½ cup.
If you have no scales, ½ cup is 8 level tablespoons of sour cream (24 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 127 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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½ cup of sour cream: common questions
How many grams is ½ cup of sour cream?
½ cup of sour cream weighs about 120 grams (4.23 oz), based on a full US cup of sour cream weighing 240 grams.
How many tablespoons is ½ cup of sour cream?
8 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 24 teaspoons.
Is ½ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ½ cup of sour cream is 127 grams by the metric cup against 120 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full sour cream cups to grams tables.