How many cups is 500 grams of cream cheese?
500 g of cream cheese ≈ 2.2 cups
One US cup of cream cheese weighs about 227 grams, so 500 grams works out to roughly 2.2 cups. Softened cream cheese presses into the cup like butter — one cup is 227 grams.
500 g is a common recipe quantity, but cups measure volume, not weight. For the most reliable result, weigh cream cheese with a kitchen scale rather than scooping — see why weighing wins.
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Cream cheese conversion chart
| Grams | Cups | Tablespoons | Ounces |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 g | 0.044 | 0.705 | 0.353 oz |
| 25 g | 0.11 | 1.76 | 0.882 oz |
| 50 g | 0.22 | 3.52 | 1.76 oz |
| 75 g | 0.33 | 5.29 | 2.65 oz |
| 100 g | 0.441 | 7.05 | 3.53 oz |
| 125 g | 0.551 | 8.81 | 4.41 oz |
| 150 g | 0.661 | 10.57 | 5.29 oz |
| 200 g | 0.881 | 14.1 | 7.05 oz |
| 250 g | 1.1 | 17.62 | 8.82 oz |
| 300 g | 1.32 | 21.15 | 10.58 oz |
| 400 g | 1.76 | 28.19 | 14.11 oz |
| 500 g | 2.2 | 35.24 | 17.64 oz |
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* Conversion figures are typical average weights for one US customary cup (236.6 ml), based on the King Arthur Baking Ingredient Weight Chart and cross-referenced with the U.S. Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. Actual weight varies with packing, brand and humidity — see our methodology.