⅓ cup sour cream in grams
⅓ cup of sour cream = 80 grams · 2.82 oz · 5.33 tbsp
That is a third of 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 ⅓ cup comes to 80 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 ⅓ cup of sour cream works out
One US cup of sour cream weighs 240 grams, so multiply by 0.333 to get a third of a cup: 240 × 0.333 = 80 g. In the other direction, 80 g of sour cream divided by 240 brings you back to ⅓ cup.
If you have no scales, ⅓ cup is 5.333 level tablespoons of sour cream (16 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 84.5 g.
Tip: Level sour cream off the top of the cup with a knife rather than packing it, just as you would yogurt.
Other sour cream amounts
⅓ cup of sour cream: common questions
How many grams is ⅓ cup of sour cream?
⅓ cup of sour cream weighs about 80 grams (2.82 oz), based on a full US cup of sour cream weighing 240 grams.
How many tablespoons is ⅓ cup of sour cream?
5.333 level tablespoons, since a US cup holds 16 tablespoons. That is 16 teaspoons.
Is ⅓ cup the same in a metric cup?
No. A 250 ml metric cup is slightly larger than the 236.6 ml US cup, so ⅓ cup of sour cream is 84.5 grams by the metric cup against 80 grams by the US cup.
For every other amount, see the full sour cream cups to grams tables.