Sour cream (no fat) vs Cream cheese: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Sour cream (no fat) has 74 kcal and Cream cheese has 350 kcal, so Sour cream (no fat) has 79% fewer calories.

Cream cheese has more protein (6.15 g vs 3.1 g). Cream cheese has more fat (34.4 g vs 0 g). Sour cream (no fat) has more carbohydrates (15.6 g vs 5.52 g). Relative to calories, Sour cream (no fat) is the better protein source (4.19 g vs 1.76 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Sour cream (no fat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Sour cream (no fat) - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Sour Cream
Serving size:
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tablespoon (9g)teaspoon (5g)glass (180g)cup (230g)half cup (115g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Cream Cheese
Serving size:
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standard serving size (102g)tablespoon (30g)teaspoon (10g)cup (270g)half cup (135g)
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1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz

Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

Total Fat g
0%

Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Sour Cream vs Cream Cheese 100g Compare


per 100g Sour cream (no fat) Cream cheese
Calories 74 350
Carbohydrates 15.6 g 5.52 g
Protein 3.1 g 6.15 g
Water 80.6 g 52.62 g
Calcium 125 mg 97 mg
Magnessium 10 mg 9 mg
Potassium 129 mg 132 mg
Sodium 141 mg 314 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.04 mg 0.023 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.15 mg 0.23 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.07 mg 0.091 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.02 mg 0.056 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.011 µg 0.009 µg

Less Calories in Sour cream

At first glance, you can see that in sour cream is much less calories than in cream cheese.

Sour cream has 74 kcal per 100g and cream cheese 350 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 373%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in sour cream comes from carbs and in cream cheese from fat.

See tables below to compare sour cream with cream cheese in details.

Sour cream (no fat) 100g

74kcal

Calories source

  • 83% CARBS.
  • 17% PROTEIN
  • 0% FAT

Cream cheese 100g

350kcal

Calories source

  • 6% CARBS
  • 7% PROTEIN
  • 87% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.