Cream cheese vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cream cheese and buttermilk

Cream cheese is higher than buttermilk in fats, vitamin A, selenium, protein, vitamin B2, and vitamin E.
Cream cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 98% more than buttermilk.
Cream cheese contains 39 times more fats than buttermilk. While cream cheese contains 34.44g of fats, buttermilk contains only 0.88g.
The amount of saturated fat in buttermilk is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cream and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat.

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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

Buttermilk

Contains more IronIron	+120%
Contains more CopperCopper	+63.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+330%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-39.5%

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

Buttermilk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+88%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2000%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+47.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	0.548g	89%
Fats	34.44g	0.88g	52%
Vitamin A	308µg	14µg	33%
Cholesterol	101mg	4mg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	0.254g	22%
Calories	350kcal	40kcal	16%
Selenium	8.6µg	2µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.033g	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.125g		8%
Protein	6.15g	3.31g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.154mg	6%
Sodium	314mg	190mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.05mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.275mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.807g		5%
Phosphorus	107mg	89mg	3%
Calcium	97mg	116mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.034mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0.1µg	2%
Choline	27.2mg	17.7mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1mg	1%
Potassium	132mg	151mg	1%
Iron	0.11mg	0.05mg	1%
Copper	0.018mg	0.011mg	1%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.42mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.034mg	1%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	8.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	569kcal	121kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	250g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	5.52g	4.79g	N/A
Carbs	5.52g	4.79g	0%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	1 IU	0%
Magnesium	9mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	4.79g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.002mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.058mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.22µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.042mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.141mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.171mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.313mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.277mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.087mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.171mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.1mg	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