Cream cheese vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cream cheese and pasta

Cream cheese has more vitamin A and calcium, while pasta has more vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, and copper.
Cream cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 100% higher.
Pasta contains 56 times less vitamin A than cream cheese. Cream cheese contains 1111IU of vitamin A, while pasta contains 20IU.
The amount of saturated fat in pasta is lower.
Cream cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cream cheese is 0, while the glycemic index of pasta is 49.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, cream and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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

Pasta

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1516.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+936.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1936.4%

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

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+182.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+808.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+990.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+611.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	0.15g	91%
Fats	34.44g	1.05g	51%
Vitamin A	308µg	6µg	34%
Cholesterol	101mg	33mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	0.124g	22%
Selenium	8.6µg		16%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.209mg	16%
Folate	9µg	64µg	14%
Iron	0.11mg	1.14mg	13%
Sodium	314mg	6mg	13%
Calories	350kcal	131kcal	11%
Calcium	97mg	6mg	9%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.224mg	9%
Copper	0.018mg	0.093mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.183mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.429g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.15mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.992mg	6%
Phosphorus	107mg	63mg	6%
Carbs	5.52g	24.93g	6%
Vitamin E	0.86mg		6%
Choline	27.2mg		5%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.14µg	3%
Potassium	132mg	24mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.034mg	2%
Protein	6.15g	5.15g	2%
Magnesium	9mg	18mg	2%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.56mg	1%
Net carbs	5.52g	24.93g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g		N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.103mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g		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