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Heavy Cream Cups to Grams

Quick answer

1 cup of heavy cream weighs 238 g (8.4 oz). 1 tablespoon is 15 g and 1 teaspoon is 5 g.

1 cup: 238g; 8.4 oz
1 tablespoon: 15g
1 teaspoon: 5g
100 g: 0.42cups; of a US cup

Heavy cream doubles in volume when whipped, which is why USDA lists a fluid cup and a whipped cup as different measures. A recipe that asks for a cup of cream means the liquid, before it is whipped.

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Starts at 1 cup of heavy cream in grams (238 g); change the units to go from grams back to cups.

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1 cup of heavy cream is 238 grams

Cups: 1
Tablespoons: 15.87
Teaspoons: 48
Grams: 238
Ounces: 8.4

Heavy Cream: cups to grams and ounces

Cups of heavy cream in grams and ounces
Cups	Grams	Ounces
1/4 cup	59.5	2.1
1/3 cup	79.3	2.8
1/2 cup	119	4.2
2/3 cup	158.7	5.6
3/4 cup	178.5	6.3
1 cup	238	8.4
1 1/2 cups	357	12.59
2 cups	476	16.79
3 cups	714	25.19
4 cups	952	33.58

Tablespoons and teaspoons of heavy cream in grams and ounces
Spoons	Grams	Ounces
1/2 tablespoon	7.5	0.26
1 tablespoon	15	0.53
2 tablespoons	30	1.06
3 tablespoons	45	1.59
4 tablespoons	60	2.12
6 tablespoons	90	3.17
8 tablespoons	120	4.23
1/4 teaspoon	1.2	0.04
1/2 teaspoon	2.5	0.09
3/4 teaspoon	3.7	0.13
1 teaspoon	5	0.17
2 teaspoons	9.9	0.35
3 teaspoons	14.9	0.52

Heavy Cream: grams and ounces to cups

For a recipe written in grams or ounces, here is how much of a US cup each weight of heavy cream fills.

Grams of heavy cream in cups, tablespoons and ounces
Grams	Cups	Tablespoons	Ounces
25 g	0.11	1.67	0.88
50 g	0.21	3.33	1.76
100 g	0.42	6.67	3.53
125 g	0.53	8.33	4.41
150 g	0.63	10	5.29
200 g	0.84	13.33	7.05
250 g	1.05	16.67	8.82
300 g	1.26	20	10.58
400 g	1.68	26.67	14.11
500 g	2.1	33.33	17.64

Ounces of heavy cream in grams, cups and tablespoons
Ounces (weight)	Grams	Cups	Tablespoons
1 oz	28.3	0.12	1.89
2 oz	56.7	0.24	3.78
3 oz	85	0.36	5.67
4 oz	113.4	0.48	7.56
6 oz	170.1	0.71	11.34
8 oz	226.8	0.95	15.12
12 oz	340.2	1.43	22.68
16 oz	453.6	1.91	30.24

What a cup of heavy cream weighs, and why it can differ

USDA’s weight for “1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)” is 238 g. Next to a cup of water, which holds about 236.6 g, that is 101% of the weight of a cup of water, so it weighs about the same as the same volume of water. The same cup works out at 1 g per millilitre.

For a recipe that asks for 2 cups, that is a difference of 236 g between the lightest and the heaviest way to fill them, which is why the safest route is to weigh heavy cream instead.

Other USDA cup measures for heavy cream
USDA measure	Grams	Ounces
1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped) (used on this page)	238	8.4
1 cup, whipped	120	4.23

USDA lists no teaspoon measure for this entry, so that weight is the cup weight divided by the US ratio (48 teaspoons to the cup).

USDA lists slightly different weights for the tablespoon and the teaspoon here: 3 teaspoons come to 14.9 g and 1 tablespoon is 15 g. The gap is rounding in the source figures.

Counting calories instead of cups? See calories and macros in heavy Cream, per 100 g and per portion.

Frequently asked questions

How many grams are in 1 cup of heavy cream?

USDA measures 1 cup of heavy cream (its portion is listed as “1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)”) at 238 g, which is 8.4 oz.

How many cups is 500 g of heavy cream?

500 g of heavy cream is 2.1 cups, using 238 g per cup of heavy cream. A 1 kg bag of heavy cream would fill 4.2 cups, and a 1 lb pack of heavy cream would fill 1.91.

How much does a part of a cup of heavy cream weigh?

Half a cup of heavy cream is 119 g, a third of a cup of heavy cream is 79.3 g and a quarter cup of heavy cream is 59.5 g. For small amounts, 1 tablespoon of heavy cream is 15 g (0.53 oz) and 2 tablespoons of heavy cream are 30 g.

If my recipe uses 250 ml metric cups, how much heavy cream is that?

A 250 ml cup is about 5.7% larger than a US cup, so a metric cup of heavy cream comes to about 251.5 g, going by USDA’s 238 g for a US cup of heavy cream. The weights on this page are for the US cup of about 237 ml.

Why does a cup of heavy cream weigh different amounts?

Depending on how it is prepared, a cup of heavy cream ranges from 120 g (whipped) to 238 g (fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)) in USDA’s own entry: 118 g apart, and the heavier cup holds 1.98 times the lighter. Scooping, packing and preparing it change the weight, and the figure used on this page is the “1 cup, fluid (yields 2 cups whipped)” measure.

What weighs about the same as a cup of heavy cream?

Among these converters, water (237 g per cup) and cream cheese (232 g per cup) come closest to 238 g. Same volume, different ingredient: the weights are close, but the foods are not interchangeable.

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Weights are USDA averages for the entry named below. Packing, sifting, brand and moisture change the weight of a real cup, so treat them as a good starting point, not a lab measurement.

USDA describes this entry as “Cream, fluid, heavy whipping” (FoodData Central SR Legacy 2018-04).

Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 170859, retrieved October 22, 2026. How we calculate.