Convert Cream Cheese — Cups, Grams & Ounces
1 cup of cream cheese weighs about 232 g. Most people arrive here holding a packet, so the chart below runs from grams to cups: 100 g is about 3/8 cup, and 400 g is about 1 3/4 cups.
💡 Tip: Soften the block to room temperature and pack it level into the cup — a cold, firm block traps air gaps and measures short by a tablespoon or more.
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Converting grams of cream cheese back to cups
| Grams | Amount | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1/4 cup | 1.76 |
| 100 | 3/8 cup | 3.53 |
| 113 | 1/2 cup | 3.99 |
| 150 | 2/3 cup | 5.29 |
| 170 | 3/4 cup | 6 |
| 200 | 7/8 cup | 7.05 |
| 225 | 1 cup | 7.94 |
| 250 | 1 1/8 cups | 8.82 |
| 300 | 1 1/3 cups | 10.6 |
| 400 | 1 3/4 cups | 14.1 |
| 500 | 2 1/8 cups | 17.6 |
Cream cheese package sizes
| Package | Weight | Approx. cups |
|---|---|---|
| US foil block | 8 oz (226 g) | ~1 cup |
| UK tub (small) | 180 g | ~¾ cup |
| UK tub (large) | 280 g | ~1¼ cups |
| EU block | 250 g | ~1 cup + 1 tbsp |
How many grams in a cup of cream cheese?
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1/4 | 58 | 2.05 |
| 1/3 | 77.3 | 2.73 |
| 1/2 | 116 | 4.09 |
| 2/3 | 155 | 5.46 |
| 3/4 | 174 | 6.14 |
| 1 | 232 | 8.18 |
| 1 1/4 | 290 | 10.2 |
| 1 1/2 | 348 | 12.3 |
| 2 | 464 | 16.4 |
Spoon reference: 1 tablespoon ≈ 14.5 g, 1 teaspoon ≈ 4.83 g.
Is cream cheese heavy or light for its category?
Among the 14 liquids & dairy charted here, cream cheese is 3rd heaviest at 232 g per cup, between cottage cheese at 225 g and water at 237 g.
It weighs the same per cup as mascarpone (232 g), so those two swap one-for-one whether you measure by cup or by scale.
Common questions about measuring cream cheese
- How many grams is 1 cup of cream cheese?
- A level US cup of cream cheese comes to roughly 232 g (8.18 oz on a scale).
- How many cups is 250g cream cheese?
- About 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon (250 ÷ 232 ≈ 1.08 cups).
- Is 250g cream cheese the same as 8 oz?
- No. A US 8 oz block is 226 g (just under 1 cup). 250 g is about 8.8 oz — roughly one tablespoon more.
- How many cups is 100g of cream cheese?
- About ⅖ cup (100 ÷ 232 ≈ 0.43).
- How much is 4 oz (113g) of cream cheese in cups?
- About ½ cup.
- How many cups is 3 oz of cream cheese?
- 3 oz is 85 g, about ⅓ cup.
- How many cups in a standard 8 oz block?
- A US 8 oz (226 g) foil block is just under 1 cup — close enough to count as 1 cup in most recipes.
- How many cups is 170g of cream cheese?
- About 3/4 cup — that is 170 divided by the 232 g a cup weighs.
- How many cups is 225g of cream cheese?
- 225 g of cream cheese works out at roughly 1 cup.