Cream cheese vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cream cheese and beef

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin A, yet beef is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef is 166% higher.
Cream cheese contains 185 times more vitamin A than beef. Cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, while beef contains 6IU.
Beef contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, cream and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cream cheese

Beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+646.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+166.7%
Contains more IronIron	+2663.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+438.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+142.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+195.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Cream cheese

Beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+15300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+244%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+221.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6229.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1094.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1813.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+177.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.481mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	4.21µg	166%
Saturated fat	20.213g	2.595g	80%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.669mg	47%
Fats	34.44g	6.54g	43%
Protein	6.15g	27.55g	43%
Iron	0.11mg	3.04mg	37%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	5.76mg	35%
Vitamin A	308µg	2µg	34%
Selenium	8.6µg	25.4µg	31%
Zinc	0.5mg	3.7mg	29%
Phosphorus	107mg	259mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	2.734g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.4mg	13%
Sodium	314mg	54mg	11%
Choline	27.2mg	75.6mg	9%
Calories	350kcal	169kcal	9%
Copper	0.018mg	0.097mg	9%
Calcium	97mg	13mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.532g	6%
Potassium	132mg	352mg	6%
Cholesterol	101mg	85mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.25mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.074mg	4%
Carbs	5.52g	0g	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.481mg	1%
Magnesium	9mg	14mg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Net carbs	5.52g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0IU	3IU	0%
Sugar	3.76g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	1.6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g	0.349g	N/A