Dairy and liquids

Heavy cream: Cups to Grams

One US cup of heavy cream weighs 227 g, which is 8.01 oz, by the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart. A tablespoon is 14.2 g and a teaspoon 4.73 g. A 250 ml metric cup holds 240 g. To go the other way, 100 g of heavy cream is 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 2 1/4 teaspoons.

Decimals or fractions: 1.5 or 1 1/2.
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    Heavy cream conversion chart

    Weight of US cup and spoon measures of heavy cream
    MeasureGramsOunces
    1 teaspoon4.73 g0.17 oz
    1 tablespoon14.2 g0.5 oz
    1/8 cup28.4 g1 oz
    1/4 cup56.8 g2 oz
    1/3 cup75.7 g2.67 oz
    1/2 cup114 g4 oz
    2/3 cup151 g5.34 oz
    3/4 cup170 g6.01 oz
    1 cup227 g8.01 oz
    1 1/2 cups341 g12 oz
    2 cups454 g16 oz
    3 cups681 g24 oz
    4 cups908 g32 oz

    Grams of heavy cream to cups

    US cups in common weights of heavy cream
    WeightCups, decimalNearest kitchen measure
    25 g0.111 tablespoon plus 2 1/4 teaspoons
    50 g0.223 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons
    75 g0.331/3 cup
    100 g0.441/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 2 1/4 teaspoons
    125 g0.551/2 cup plus 2 1/2 teaspoons
    150 g0.662/3 cup
    200 g0.883/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon
    250 g1.11 cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 1 3/4 teaspoons
    500 g2.22 cups plus 3 tablespoons plus 3/4 teaspoon

    Where the figure comes from

    The weight on this page is from the King Arthur Baking ingredient weight chart, which lists heavy cream as 1 cup = 227 g. Scaled to one US cup of 236.59 ml, that is 227 g. Every other number on the page is that figure multiplied or divided.

    grams = cups x 227

    cups = grams / 227

    For example, 1 1/2 cups of heavy cream is 1.5 x 227 = 341 g, and 300 g is 300 / 227 = 1.32 cups.

    How heavy cream compares by the cup

    A cup measures volume, so its weight depends on what fills it. A cup of heavy cream is the same as a cup of water (227 g). It is 89.2 percent heavier than a cup of all-purpose flour (120 g).

    Other dairy and liquids from the same chart, per US cup:

    Nutrition in a cup of heavy cream

    These figures apply USDA FoodData Central values for cream, fluid, heavy whipping to the 227 g cup used on this page.

    Nutrients in heavy cream, from USDA values per 100 g
    NutrientPer tablespoonPer cupPer 100 g
    Calories48 kcal772 kcal340 kcal
    Total fat5.12 g81.9 g36.1 g
    Saturated fat3.26 g52.2 g23 g
    Carbohydrate0.4 g6.45 g2.84 g
    Fiber0 g0 g0 g
    Total sugars0.41 g6.63 g2.92 g
    Protein0.4 g6.45 g2.84 g
    Sodium4 mg61 mg27 mg

    The two sources do not agree on what a cup weighs. USDA lists a cup of this food at 238 g, which is 11 g more than the 227 g in the baking chart. Products and the way a cup is filled both differ, which is the reason a recipe that gives grams is easier to repeat than one that gives cups. This page uses the baking chart figure throughout.

    US cup or metric cup

    A US cup is 236.59 ml and a metric cup, used in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, is 250 ml. The metric cup is 5.7 percent larger, so it holds 240 g of heavy cream against 227 g. Tablespoons and teaspoons on this page are US spoons. The calculator above has a switch for the cup size.

    Frequently asked questions

    How many grams is 1 cup of heavy cream?

    227 g, or 8.01 oz, for a US cup of 236.59 ml. A metric cup of 250 ml holds 240 g.

    How many grams is a tablespoon of heavy cream?

    14.2 g. A teaspoon is 4.73 g. There are 16 tablespoons in a US cup, so the figure is the cup weight of 227 g divided by 16.

    How many cups is 100 grams of heavy cream?

    1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon plus 2 1/4 teaspoons: 100 g divided by 227 g per cup is 0.44 cup. 250 g is 1.1 cups.

    How many grams is half a cup of heavy cream?

    114 g. A quarter cup is 56.8 g and a third of a cup is 75.7 g.