1/8 cup of sour cream in grams
1/8 cup of sour cream weighs about 30 grams.
| Grams | 30 g |
|---|---|
| Ounces | 1.06 oz |
| Tablespoons | 2 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 6 tsp |
| Milliliters (volume) | 30 ml |
This is based on 1 cup of sour cream = 240 g, so 1/8 cup of sour cream is 1/8 × 240 ≈ 30 g.
How to measure 1/8 cup of sour cream
By weight (most accurate): set your bowl on a kitchen scale, press tare, and add 30 g of sour cream.
By volume: Use 2 level tablespoons. Most measuring-cup sets do not include a 1/8 cup.
Sour cream and Greek yogurt weigh about the same per cup and can often stand in for each other in baking.
Why sour cream weighs what it does
Sour cream weighs about the same as water by volume: a cup of water is about 237 g.
1/8 cup of other ingredients
The same 1/8 cup holds a very different weight depending on the ingredient:
| Ingredient | 1/8 cup in grams |
|---|---|
| Sour cream | 30 g |
| Butter | 28 g |
| Milk | 31 g |
| Heavy cream | 30 g |
| Greek yogurt | 31 g |
| All-purpose flour | 15 g |
| Granulated sugar | 25 g |
| Water | 30 g |
Other amounts of sour cream
Full sour cream conversion chart → · Sour cream by the tablespoon →