Cream cheese vs. Colby cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cream cheese and colby cheese different?

Cream cheese is richer in vitamin B5, while colby cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and iron.
Colby cheese covers your daily need for calcium 59% more than cream cheese.
Cream cheese contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than colby cheese. Cream cheese contains 0.517mg of vitamin B5, while colby cheese contains 0.21mg.
Cream cheese is lower in sodium.

Cheese, cream and Cheese, colby types were used in this article.

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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

Colby cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium

-48%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+606.2%
Contains more IronIron	+590.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+514%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+327.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

~equal in Potassium ~127mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

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

Colby cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+63%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+277.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	97mg	685mg	59%
Phosphorus	107mg	457mg	50%
Protein	6.15g	23.76g	35%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.83µg	25%
Zinc	0.5mg	3.07mg	23%
Sodium	314mg	604mg	13%
Selenium	8.6µg	14.5µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.375mg	11%
Iron	0.11mg	0.76mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.125g		8%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.21mg	6%
Vitamin A	308µg	264µg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.807g		5%
Fats	34.44g	32.11g	4%
Magnesium	9mg	26mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.28mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.953g	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	24 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Copper	0.018mg	0.042mg	3%
Calories	350kcal	394kcal	2%
Cholesterol	101mg	95mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.079mg	2%
Folate	9µg	18µg	2%
Choline	27.2mg	15.4mg	2%
Carbs	5.52g	2.57g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.015mg	1%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.7µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	9.28g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	569kcal	166kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	5.52g	2.57g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	127mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	0.52g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.093mg	0%
Saturated fat	20.213g	20.218g	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.845mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	1.475mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	2.275mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	1.978mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.622mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	1.251mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	1.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.834mg	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