Nutrition for Sour Cream

Sour Cream Nutrition Summary

One cup of sour cream (192 grams or 0.4 lb) contains 380 calories and 4.7 grams of protein. Sour cream consist of 73% water, 5% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 19% fat.

Sour cream is an excellent source of many nutrients, including Vitamin A, calcium and potassium. It also contains significant amounts of riboflavin, phosphorus and selenium.

In one cup of sour cream:

• Calories: 380
• Protein: 4.7 g
• Sugar: 6.5 g
• Fat: 37.2 g, (Saturated: 19.5 g)
• Cholesterol: 113.3 mg
• Sodium: 59.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of dietary fiber in sour cream.

See the Sour Cream Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cream, sour, cultured.

Calories in Sour Cream

Sour cream has 380 calories per cup or 198 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat.

86% of calories in sour cream are from fat, 9% of calories are from carbohydrates and 5% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Sour Cream

Calories Similar to Sour Cream

Some other dairy or egg products with similar calories to sour cream by weight:

• Vanilla Ice Cream: +17 calories
• Ricotta Cheese: -92 calories
• Egg: -106 calories
• Whipping Cream: +113 calories

Protein in Sour Cream

A great source of protein, a single cup of Sour Cream contains 9% of recommended daily values or 4.7 grams of protein. In addition, sour cream contains significant amounts of all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 4.68 g
• Tryptophan: 0.08 g
• Threonine: 0.27 g
• Isoleucine: 0.31 g
• Leucine: 0.62 g
• Lysine: 0.53 g
• Methionine: 0.15 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.3 g
• Valine: 0.37 g
• Histidine: 0.18 g

Protein Similar to Sour Cream

Some other dairy or egg products with similar amounts of protein to sour cream by weight:

• Heavy Cream: +0.8 grams
• Half and Half: +1.3 grams
• Whole Milk: +1.4 grams
• Whipping Cream: +1.5 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Sour Cream

An good source of many nutrients, sour cream contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, calcium and potassium. In fact, a single cup of sour cream contains 34% of recommended daily values or 238.1 ug of Vitamin A.

Vitamins in sour cream (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 238.1 ug
• Riboflavin: 0.3 mg
• Niacin: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 1.7 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.7 mg
• Folate: 11.5 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.4 ug
• Vitamin k: 2.9 ug

Minerals in sour cream (1 cup):

• Calcium: 193.9 mg
• Potassium: 240 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 19.2 mg
• Zinc: 0.6 mg
• Selenium: 7.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 145.9 mg
• Choline: 36.9 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, thiamin or pantothenic acid in sour cream.

Similar to Sour Cream for Vitamin A

Here are some other dairy or egg products with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin A to sour cream:

• Feta Cheese: +1.9 UG
• Ricotta Cheese: -7.7 UG
• Vanilla Ice Cream: -12 UG
• Boiled Egg: +48 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Sour Cream ^[3]

Sour Cream Nutrition Chart

Sour Cream in Cooking

Sour cream is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of sour cream.

Friends and Relatives of Sour Cream

Other similar relatives:

• Buttermilk
• Cream Cheese