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Flour vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flour and cream cheese different?

  • Flour is richer in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B2, while cream cheese is higher in vitamin A.
  • Cream cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 100% more than flour.
  • Flour contains 65 times more vitamin B3 than cream cheese. Flour contains 5.904mg of vitamin B3, while cream cheese contains 0.091mg.
  • Flour is lower in saturated fat.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than cream cheese (0).

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Cheese, cream types were 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.
Flour
Flour
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 29% 12% 4.1% 6% 14% 46% 41% 1.4% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +4118.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +294.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +546.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.4%
~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.
Flour
Flour
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 103% 17% 0% 5.8% 53% 1.7% 31% 13% 28% 5.3% 6.8% 15%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3313%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6387.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1933.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more CholineCholine +161.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Cream cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.155g 20.213g 91%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.023mg 64%
Iron 4.64mg 0.11mg 57%
Fats 0.98g 34.44g 51%
Selenium 33.9µg 8.6µg 46%
Folate 183µg 9µg 44%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.091mg 36%
Cholesterol 0mg 101mg 34%
Vitamin A 0µg 308µg 34%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.011mg 29%
Carbs 76.31g 5.52g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 8.907g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.23mg 20%
Copper 0.144mg 0.018mg 14%
Sodium 2mg 314mg 14%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Protein 10.33g 6.15g 8%
Calcium 15mg 97mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 1.483g 7%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.86mg 5%
Choline 10.4mg 27.2mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 9mg 3%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.5mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.517mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.1µg 2%
Calories 364kcal 350kcal 1%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.056mg 1%
Potassium 107mg 132mg 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 5.52g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 3.76g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Phosphorus 108mg 107mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.069mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.233mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.324mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.657mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.567mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.191mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.291mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.175mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
6% 34% 6% 53%
Protein: 6.15 g
Fats: 34.44 g
Carbs: 5.52 g
Water: 52.62 g
Other: 1.27 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1282.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3414.3%
Contains more WaterWater +341.4%
Contains more OtherOther +176.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
66% 29% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.213 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.907 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.483 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10137.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +259.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Cream cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173418/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.