Protein in food · Dairy & cheese
How much protein is in light sour cream?
Two tablespoons of light sour cream (29 g) has 1 g of protein (39 kcal); 100 g has 3.5 g.
2.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
2.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (10% of its calories), but only 3.5 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.
25 g of protein from light sour cream alone takes 714 g (about 50 tbsp) and 971 kcal.
#30 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #33 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 3.5 g | 136 | 7.1 g | 10.6 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 1 g | 39 | 2 g | 3 g |
| 1 cup (230 g) | 8 g | 313 | 16 g | 24 g |
| 1 tbsp (14 g) | 0.5 g | 20 | 1 g | 1.5 g |
| 2 tbsp (29 g) | 1 g | 39 | 2 g | 3 g |
Two tablespoons of light sour cream (29 g) is 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 70%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than half-and-half and less than fat-free cream cheese, part-skim ricotta and ricotta.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fat-free cream cheese | 15.7 g | 105 | 15.0 g |
| Part-skim ricotta | 11.4 g | 138 | 8.3 g |
| Ricotta | 7.5 g | 150 | 5.0 g |
| Light sour cream | 3.5 g | 136 | 2.6 g |
| Half-and-half | 3.1 g | 131 | 2.4 g |
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Recipes with light sour cream
1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses light sour cream, macros computed the same way.
In the one library recipe that uses it, Beef Stroganoff, a serving has 14 g of light sour cream, which brings 0.5 g of protein: 1% of the dish’s protein.
Questions
How much protein is in two tablespoons of light sour cream?
Two tablespoons of light sour cream (29 g) has 1 g of protein and 39 kcal, with 2 g of carbohydrate and 3 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of light sour cream?
100 g of light sour cream has 3.5 g of protein, 136 kcal, 7.1 g of carbohydrate and 10.6 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 173443).
Is light sour cream a good source of protein?
Low in protein: 2.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (10% of its calories), but only 3.5 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from light sour cream alone takes 714 g (about 50 tbsp) and 971 kcal.
Which has more protein, light sour cream or nonfat Greek yogurt?
Nonfat Greek yogurt, with 10.2 g of protein per 100 g against 3.5 g for light sour cream. Per 100 kcal: light sour cream 2.6 g, nonfat Greek yogurt 17.3 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 173443: “Sour cream, light”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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