Cream cheese vs. Gouda cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cream cheese and gouda cheese different?

Cream cheese is higher in vitamin A; however, gouda cheese is richer in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for gouda cheese is 63% higher.
Cream cheese contains 2 times more vitamin A than gouda cheese. While cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, gouda cheese contains only 563IU.
Gouda cheese has less saturated fat.

Cheese, cream and Cheese, gouda are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Gouda cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-61.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+222.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+621.6%
Contains more IronIron	+118.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+680%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+410.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

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

Gouda cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+86.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	107mg	546mg	63%
Calcium	97mg	700mg	60%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.54µg	55%
Protein	6.15g	24.94g	38%
Zinc	0.5mg	3.9mg	31%
Sodium	314mg	819mg	22%
Vitamin A	308µg	165µg	16%
Saturated fat	20.213g	17.614g	12%
Fats	34.44g	27.44g	11%
Selenium	8.6µg	14.5µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.334mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.657g	6%
Magnesium	9mg	29mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.24mg	4%
Cholesterol	101mg	114mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.34mg	4%
Vitamin D	0IU	20IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Folate	9µg	21µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	7.747g	3%
Choline	27.2mg	15.4mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.08mg	2%
Copper	0.018mg	0.036mg	2%
Iron	0.11mg	0.24mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.03mg	1%
Carbs	5.52g	2.22g	1%
Calories	350kcal	356kcal	0%
Net carbs	5.52g	2.22g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	2.22g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.063mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.352mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.93mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	1.306mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	2.564mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	2.654mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.719mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	1.431mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	1.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	1.032mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	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		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A