Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
cream cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and cream cheese:
Both condensed milk and cream cheese are high in calories. Cream cheese has a little more calories (9%) than condensed milk by weight - condensed milk has 321 calories per 100 grams and cream cheese has 350 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is much heavier in carbs, much lighter in fat and similar to cream cheese for protein. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for cream cheese, 7:6:87 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Cream Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | 6% |
| Fat | 24% | 87% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and cream cheese has 90% less carbohydrates than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and cream cheese has 5.5g of carbohydrates.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and cream cheese has 93% less sugar than condensed milk - condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar per 100 grams and cream cheese has 3.8g of sugar.
Condensed milk has 29% more protein than cream cheese - condensed milk has 7.9g of protein per 100 grams and cream cheese has 6.2g of protein.
Both condensed milk and cream cheese are high in saturated fat. Cream cheese has 268% more saturated fat than condensed milk - condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cream cheese has 20.2g of saturated fat.
Condensed milk has less trans fat than cream cheese - cream cheese has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has 66% less cholesterol than cream cheese - condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and cream cheese has 101mg of cholesterol.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin C than cream cheese - condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cream cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cream cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 316% more Vitamin A than condensed milk - condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cream cheese has 308ug of Vitamin A.
Condensed milk has more Vitamin D than cream cheese - condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and cream cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk and cream cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cream cheese has 0.86mg of Vitamin E.
Condensed milk and cream cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cream cheese has 2.1ug of Vitamin K.
Condensed milk has more thiamin. Both condensed milk and cream cheese contain significant amounts of riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
| Condensed Milk | Cream Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | 0.023 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | 0.23 MG |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | 0.091 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | 0.517 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | 0.056 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 9 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | 0.22 UG |
Both condensed milk and cream cheese are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 193% more calcium than cream cheese - condensed milk has 284mg of calcium per 100 grams and cream cheese has 97mg of calcium.
Condensed milk and cream cheese contain similar amounts of iron - condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron per 100 grams and cream cheese has 0.11mg of iron.
Condensed milk is an excellent source of potassium and it has 181% more potassium than cream cheese - condensed milk has 371mg of potassium per 100 grams and cream cheese has 132mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
| Condensed Milk | Cream Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| beta-carotene | 14 UG | 59 UG |
| alpha-carotene | ~ | 1 UG |
| lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 7 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, cream cheese has more DPA than condensed milk per 100 grams. Both condensed milk and cream cheese contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Condensed Milk | Cream Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.121 G | 0.131 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.01 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.02 G |
| Total | 0.121 G | 0.161 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cream cheese has more linoleic acid than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Cream Cheese | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.216 G | 1.212 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.036 G |
| Total | 0.216 G | 1.248 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Cream Cheese (Cheese, cream) .
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