Food calories · USDA data
Calories in sour cream
24 calories
in 1 tbsp, 12 g
- Protein
- 0.3 g
- Carbs
- 0.6 g
- Fat
- 2.3 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Sour cream has 24 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 tbsp, which weighs 12 g. Per 100 g, sour cream has 198 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 86%, come from fat.
It takes 51 g of sour cream to reach 100 calories, which is about 4.2 × 1 tbsp.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 12 g | 24 | 0.3 g | 0.6 g | 2.3 g |
| 1 cup | 230 g | 455 | 5.6 g | 10.6 g | 44.5 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 56 | 0.7 g | 1.3 g | 5.5 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 198 | 2.4 g | 4.6 g | 19.4 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your sour cream may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 5% of calories (2.4 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 9% (4.6 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 86% (19.4 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, cottage cheese has the fewest calories of these four (98 per 100 g) and heavy cream the most (340).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sour cream | 198 | 2.4 g | 4.6 g | 19.4 g |
| Half and half | 131 | 3.1 g | 4.3 g | 11.5 g |
| Heavy cream | 340 | 2.8 g | 2.8 g | 36.1 g |
| Cottage cheese | 98 | 11.1 g | 3.4 g | 4.3 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in sour cream?
Sour cream has 24 calories. USDA weighs 1 tbsp at 12 g, and sour cream has 198 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does sour cream have?
1 tbsp (12 g) has 0.3 g of protein, 1% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 2.4 g.
How many carbs does sour cream have?
1 tbsp has 0.6 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 2.3 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Cream, sour, cultured (FDC ID 171257). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.