2 cups of sour cream in grams
2 cups of sour cream ≈ 460 g = 16.23 oz · 473 mL by volume · at 230 g per cup, spooned and leveled. Use the converter below for any amount or ingredient.
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Formula
grams = cups × 230 (sour cream)
Why weight beats volume for sour cream
A cup is a volume; a recipe cares about mass. Sour cream runs about 230 g per US cup measured spoon-and-level, but packing, humidity, and grind can move that by ±10%. Weighing removes the guesswork, which is exactly why serious baking recipes list grams.
Sour cream: cups to grams table
| Amount | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ cup | 58 g | 2.03 oz |
| ⅓ cup | 77 g | 2.7 oz |
| ½ cup | 115 g | 4.06 oz |
| ⅔ cup | 153 g | 5.41 oz |
| ¾ cup | 173 g | 6.08 oz |
| 1 cup | 230 g | 8.11 oz |
| 1½ cups | 345 g | 12.17 oz |
| 2 cups (this page) | 460 g | 16.23 oz |
| 3 cups | 690 g | 24.34 oz |
Frequently asked questions
How many grams is 2 cups of sour cream?
2 cups of sour cream is about 460 g (16.23 oz), based on 230 g per US cup, measured spoon-and-level.
Why does the ingredient change the answer?
Cups measure volume, grams measure weight. Dense ingredients pack more weight into the same cup: a cup of honey is 340 g while a cup of rolled oats is only 90 g. That is why generic cup-to-gram converters get recipes wrong.
Does it matter how I fill the cup?
Yes, these figures assume you spoon the ingredient into the cup and level it off. Scooping, packing, or tapping the cup can change the weight by 10% or more, which is why bakers prefer a scale.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
A US customary cup (236.6 mL). A metric cup is 250 mL, about 5.7% bigger, and old UK recipes use a 284 mL imperial cup. 2 cups here is 473 mL by volume.