Sour cream

Also called soured cream, smetana and Smântână

Sour cream is a dairy product made from fermented cream, with a creamy texture. Cooks use it in baking, as a garnish, and to thicken dishes.

Dairy
Allergen: milk

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Dairy & eggs
Made from: Cream
Part used: Milk
Texture: Creamy
Cooked most in: Europe, Africa
Top country: Russia
Dishes: 13 in the catalogue
Energy: 196 kcal per 100 g

Photo: jules · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use sour cream

Typical ways to cook or use it

Bake
Garnish
Thicken

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Creamy

Shopping

Choosing and storing sour cream

Keeping it

Fridge · unopened
Fridge · opened7–10 days

Nutrition

What 100 g of sour cream holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 12%Fat 68%Carbohydrate 21%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of sour cream
Energy	196 kcal · 569 kJ
Protein	3.1 g
Fat	18 g
of which saturated	11 g
Carbohydrate	5.6 g
of which sugars	0.22 g
Fibre	0 g
Sodium	50 mg
Cholesterol	53 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of sour cream: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	154 mg
Calcium	107 mg
Magnesium	10 mg
Zinc	0.39 mg
Vitamin C	0.9 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	90 µg
Folate	11 µg
Vitamin B12	0.06 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 173443, 2346387), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where sour cream is cooked

13 dishes in the catalogue use sour cream. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Europe9
Africa1

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list sour cream among their ingredients.

On the table

Dishes made with sour cream

8 of the 13 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.

Franciasaláta
Hungary, Russia
Sorrel soup
Eastern Europe
Kulesha
Ukraine
Rakott krumpli
Hungary
Vitamin salad
Lakh
Senegal
Paprikash
Hungary
Mandrykas
Ukraine

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include sour cream.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: sour cream in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: Contains: milk
Animal origin: From: dairyChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, honey, insect, poultry, shellfish, other animal.
Caffeine: None

Family

Related forms

Made from: cream (fermented)