Fromage frais : tableau des calories

Because cream cheese is a dairy product, a high percentage of its calories come from milk fats. Though cream cheese is fairly high in fats and calories, however, it also contains vitamins and minerals. Check the calorie calculator for cream cheese to determine its calories and nutritional value.

Types of Cream Cheese

When you go shopping for cream cheese you will find yourself faced with a choice of not only different brands, but also different types of cream cheese. The regular variety of cream cheese has about 50 calories per tablespoon with 45 of those calories coming from fat – the rest from protein and carbohydrate. Whipped cream cheese, however, has only 35 calories per tablespoon – 30 of those calories come from fat and the rest from protein and carbs. You also have the option of buying fat-free or reduced-fat cream cheese.

High Fat Content

The fat content of cream cheese varies greatly from one type to another. As you’ve already learned, whipped cream cheese has less fat per tablespoon than regular cream cheese and reduced-fat and fat-free version less fat still. It is important to realize that much of the fat content of cream cheese is saturated fat – the type that can elevate blood cholesterol levels and increase your risk for heart disease. Thus, if you eat cream cheese on a regular basis, you may want to consider switching to a low-fat variety.