Mousse vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mousse and cream cheese different?

Mousse is higher in vitamin B12, copper, and iron; however, cream cheese is richer in vitamin A and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cream cheese is 55% higher.
Cream cheese has less cholesterol.
Cream cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than mousse (42).

Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Cheese, cream 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.

Mousse

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+122.2%
Contains more IronIron	+400%
Contains more CopperCopper	+316.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+436.4%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+16.2%

~equal in Calcium ~97mg

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~107mg

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.

Mousse

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+113.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+120%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+68.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+31.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.517mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.056mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.151g	20.213g	50%
Fats	16g	34.44g	28%
Vitamin A	140µg	308µg	19%
Cholesterol	140mg	101mg	13%
Sodium	38mg	314mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.027g	8.907g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.22µg	10%
Iron	0.55mg	0.11mg	6%
Copper	0.075mg	0.018mg	6%
Calories	225kcal	350kcal	6%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.879g	1.483g	4%
Carbs	16.07g	5.52g	4%
Protein	4.14g	6.15g	4%
Magnesium	20mg	9mg	3%
Selenium	7.4µg	8.6µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.205mg	0.23mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Caffeine	7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.86mg	2%
Manganese	0.059mg	0.011mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.023mg	2%
Phosphorus	117mg	107mg	1%
Zinc	0.64mg	0.5mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	15.47g	5.52g	N/A
Calcium	96mg	97mg	0%
Potassium	143mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	14.81g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin B3	0.146mg	0.091mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.533mg	0.517mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.058mg	0.056mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	2.1µg	0%
Tryptophan		0.069mg	0%
Threonine		0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.324mg	0%
Leucine		0.657mg	0%
Lysine		0.567mg	0%
Methionine		0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.291mg	0%
Valine		0.395mg	0%
Histidine		0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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