Sour cream vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sour cream and cream cheese

Cream cheese is higher than sour cream in fats, vitamin A, and selenium.
Cream cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 58% more than sour cream.
Sour cream contains 2 times more potassium than cream cheese. While sour cream contains 211mg of potassium, cream cheese contains only 132mg.
The amount of saturated fat in sour cream is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sour cream, reduced fat and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Sour cream

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.7%

Contains more IronIron	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80%
Contains more ZincZinc	+85.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+109.8%

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.

Sour cream

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+36.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+158.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+180%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	8.7g	20.213g	52%
Fats	14.1g	34.44g	31%
Cholesterol	35mg	101mg	22%
Vitamin A	119µg	308µg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	4.1g	8.907g	12%
Sodium	70mg	314mg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.517mg	10%
Calories	181kcal	350kcal	8%
Selenium	4.1µg	8.6µg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.125g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.5g	1.483g	7%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.807g	5%
Calcium	141mg	97mg	4%
Phosphorus	85mg	107mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.4mg	0.86mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.02mg	0.056mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.22µg	3%
Protein	7g	6.15g	2%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0µg	2%
Potassium	211mg	132mg	2%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.5mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D*	10 IU	0 IU	1%
Iron	0.06mg	0.11mg	1%
Copper	0.01mg	0.018mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg	2.1µg	1%
Folate	11µg	9µg	1%
Choline	19.2mg	27.2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.9g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	259kcal	569kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	55g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.53	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	7g	5.52g	N/A
Carbs	7g	5.52g	0%
Magnesium	11mg	9mg	0%
Sugar	0.3g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.07mg	0.091mg	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)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	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