How many calories does the cream added to soup add?
A tablespoon of liquid cream is 15 grams and adds about 51 calories to soup. If a cup of cream goes into the pot, the addition rises to 809 calories.
A tablespoon of liquid cream is 15 grams and adds about 51 calories to soup. Because 100 grams of cream carries 340 calories, the addition grows in a straight line with the number of spoons: if a cup, that is 238 grams of cream, goes into the pot, the energy added rises to 809 calories.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 170859 100 g (Cream, fluid, heavy whipping) — 1 yemek kaşığı = 15 g, 1 kupa = 238 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 171265 100 g (Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 krema, sıvı: 1 yemek kaşığı / 15 g = ¾, 1 kupa / 238 g = 11; kaymak: 1 yemek kaşığı silme / 8-9 g = ⅔, 1 yemek kaşığı dolu / 25 g = 2 (1 standart miktar 75 kkal) accessed: 2026-08-22
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