If a recipe is calling for a brand name of a very basic ingredient, they are trying to sell that product. Sour cream is sour cream.
Yogurt.
One of them has fat reduced from it.
No, they are too different.
sour cream is a dairy product which is rich in proteins obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria
You can use Sour Cream of Mayonnaise as a substitute of yogurt.
Yes
Sour cream represents a fat component, so you can use butter, margarine, vegetable oil.
All Purpose cream won't give you the thickness or taste of sour cream. It wouldn't taste terrible though. Instead add a few tablespoons of plain yogurt, or a tsp of lemon juice or vinegar in with the regular cream the taste will be a bit more like stroganoff. It still won't be as thick as sour cream, you'll need to reduce it beforehand.
Greek yogurt!
Mayo
you wont get the same taste from using double cream instead of sour cream and the consistency might be a bit off.
VarietiesCultured sour cream Sour cream must contain at least 18% milk fat by weight to carry this designation.Cultured half-and-halfThis version of sour cream is made from half-and-half.Low-fat and light sour creamThese sour cream versions are made from half-and-half and milk.Sour cream alternativeThis is a designation for fat-free sour cream, which is typically made from skim milk.Nonfat (or fat-free) sour creamThis variety is often labeled "sour cream alternative"This product is made with skim milk and vegetable oil.I got this answer from:www.pccnaturalmarkets.com