Cream cheese vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cream cheese and butter

Cream cheese has more vitamin B2, selenium, protein, and phosphorus; however, butter has more fats, vitamin A, and vitamin E.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 151% more.
Cream cheese has 29 times more sodium than butter. Cream cheese has 314mg of sodium, while butter has 11mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, cream and Butter, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cream cheese

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+304.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+450%
Contains more IronIron	+450%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+455.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+345.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+760%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.5%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cream cheese

Butter

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+576.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+370%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+29.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+122.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+169.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	50.489g	138%
Fats	34.44g	81.11g	72%
Vitamin A	308µg	684µg	42%
Cholesterol	101mg	215mg	38%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	23.43g	36%
Calories	350kcal	717kcal	18%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.034mg	15%
Selenium	8.6µg	1µg	14%
Sodium	314mg	11mg	13%
Phosphorus	107mg	24mg	12%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.125g	0.315g	12%
Protein	6.15g	0.85g	11%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	2.32mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	3.01g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.11mg	8%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.807g	2.166g	8%
Calcium	97mg	24mg	7%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.09mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.003mg	4%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	7µg	4%
Potassium	132mg	24mg	3%
Carbs	5.52g	0.06g	2%
Magnesium	9mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.005mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.17µg	2%
Folate	9µg	3µg	2%
Choline	27.2mg	18.8mg	2%
Iron	0.11mg	0.02mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	569kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	5.52g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g	0.06g	N/A
Copper	0.018mg	0.016mg	0%
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.004mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.042mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g		N/A