1 Cup Heavy Cream in Grams
Snapshot
1 cup of heavy cream equals 238 grams. Conversion Encyclopedia keeps one fixed ingredient basis on this page so the calculator, common values, and reverse page stay aligned.
- Reference basis: 238 g per 1 US cup.
- Example: For 1/2 cup of heavy cream, the result is about 119 grams with the same basis.
- Use the reverse page if you need the opposite direction with the same basis.
Use the interactive calculator below for custom values and the common-value table for quick checks.
Interactive conversion
Converter Calculator
Machine access
Available to apps and AI agents
1 Cup Heavy Cream in Grams can be requested through Conversion Encyclopedia's structured interfaces by software and compatible AI agents. The heavy-cream identifier tells the conversion engine which ingredient record to use for the same calculation shown by the calculator.
Machine-readable identifiers
- Conversion family
cooking- Source unit
cup_us- Target unit
gram- Ingredient
heavy-cream
The JSON API and OpenAPI specification use the identifiers to reach the conversion engine. WebMCP lets compatible AI agents request the same calculation.
Example API request and response
POST /api/v1/convertRequest
{
"family": "cooking",
"value": 1,
"from": "cup_us",
"to": "gram",
"material": "heavy-cream"
}Essential response
{
"ok": true,
"conversion": {
"family": "cooking",
"value": 1,
"from": "cup_us",
"to": "gram",
"result": {
"raw": 238,
"display": "238"
},
"canonicalPath": "/cooking/cups-to-grams/heavy-cream/"
}
}Explanation
This converter answers the practical heavy-cream question directly: 1 US cup of heavy cream is about 238 grams in this converter. It uses one fixed cup-to-gram basis so recipe scaling, prep, and reverse checks stay aligned.
That makes it useful for sauces, soups, desserts, baking, and dairy-heavy recipes where the starting point is cups but the target is grams. It also matches the real search intent behind queries like 1 cup heavy cream in grams and 1 cup of heavy cream in grams. Because heavy cream is a liquid dairy ingredient, this page should be read as a volume-to-weight conversion, not as a dry ingredient packing chart.
Heavy Cream uses a reviewed reference of 238 grams per US cup in this dataset. Evidence status: medium-confidence. Source basis: density ~1.01 g/mL × 236.588 mL
Moisture, preparation, particle size, packing, and temperature can change bulk density, so match the ingredient form named on the page.
Common Conversion Values
| Cup | Grams |
|---|---|
| 1/4 | 60 |
| 1/3 | 79 |
| 1/2 | 119 |
| 1 | 238 |
| 1 1/2 | 357 |
| 2 | 476 |
| 3 | 714 |
Methodology
Heavy Cream: cups to grams evidence
Direction calculation: Heavy Cream — 1 US cup equals 238 grams. Reference: 238 g/US cup. Source basis: density ~1.01 g/mL × 236.588 mL
Among the 14 reviewed records labeled Dairy & Eggs, the nearest factor to Heavy Cream is Half and Half at 240 g/cup: a difference of 2 g/cup (0.8% relative to Heavy Cream). The observed range in this labeled group is Grated Parmesan at 100 g/cup to Ricotta Cheese at 246 g/cup.
Moisture, preparation, particle size, packing, and temperature can change bulk density, so match the ingredient form named on the page.
Questions & answers
Frequently Asked Questions
What can change a Heavy Cream measurement?
Moisture, preparation, particle size, packing, and temperature can change bulk density, so match the ingredient form named on the page. The converter preserves one documented reference so repeated calculations remain comparable.
How many grams are in 1 cup of heavy cream?
1 US cup of heavy cream is about 238 grams in this converter.
How many grams are in 1/2 cup of heavy cream?
Using the same factor, 1/2 US cup of heavy cream is about 119 grams.
Does this use the same basis as the grams-to-cups heavy cream page?
Yes. The mirror grams-to-cups page uses the same 238-grams-per-cup basis, only reversed.
Is this a US cup or a metric cup?
This converter is based on a US cup equal to 236.588 mL.