Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
condensed milk
versus
heavy cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in condensed milk and heavy cream:
Both heavy cream and condensed milk are high in calories. Heavy cream has a little more calories (6%) than condensed milk by weight - heavy cream has 340 calories per 100 grams and condensed milk has 321 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, condensed milk is heavier in protein, much heavier in carbs and much lighter in fat compared to heavy cream per calorie. Condensed milk has a macronutrient ratio of 10:67:24 and for heavy cream, 3:3:93 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Condensed Milk | Heavy Cream | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 10% | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 67% | 3% |
| Fat | 24% | 93% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Condensed milk is high in carbohydrates and heavy cream has 95% less carbohydrates than condensed milk - heavy cream has 2.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in heavy cream and condensed milk are both made of 100% sugar.
Condensed milk is high in sugar and heavy cream has 95% less sugar than condensed milk - heavy cream has 2.9g of sugar per 100 grams and condensed milk has 54.4g of sugar.
Condensed milk has 179% more protein than heavy cream - heavy cream has 2.8g of protein per 100 grams and condensed milk has 7.9g of protein.
Both heavy cream and condensed milk are high in saturated fat. Heavy cream has 320% more saturated fat than condensed milk - heavy cream has 23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and condensed milk has 5.5g of saturated fat.
Condensed milk has less trans fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and condensed milk does not contain significant amounts.
Condensed milk has 70% less cholesterol than heavy cream - heavy cream has 113mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and condensed milk has 34mg of cholesterol.
Heavy cream and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - heavy cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and condensed milk has 2.6mg of Vitamin C.
Heavy cream is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 455% more Vitamin A than condensed milk - heavy cream has 411ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and condensed milk has 74ug of Vitamin A.
Heavy cream has signficantly more Vitamin D than condensed milk - heavy cream has 63iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and condensed milk has 6iu of Vitamin D.
Heavy cream and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - heavy cream has 0.92mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.16mg of Vitamin E.
Heavy cream and condensed milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - heavy cream has 3.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.6ug of Vitamin K.
Condensed milk has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate and Vitamin B12. Both condensed milk and heavy cream contain significant amounts of pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
| Condensed Milk | Heavy Cream | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.09 MG | 0.02 MG |
| Riboflavin | 0.416 MG | 0.188 MG |
| Niacin | 0.21 MG | 0.064 MG |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.75 MG | 0.495 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.051 MG | 0.035 MG |
| Folate | 11 UG | 4 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.44 UG | 0.16 UG |
Both heavy cream and condensed milk are high in calcium. Condensed milk has 330% more calcium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 66mg of calcium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 284mg of calcium.
Heavy cream and condensed milk contain similar amounts of iron - heavy cream has 0.1mg of iron per 100 grams and condensed milk has 0.19mg of iron.
Condensed milk is an excellent source of potassium and it has 291% more potassium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 95mg of potassium per 100 grams and condensed milk has 371mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, heavy cream has more DPA than condensed milk per 100 grams. Both condensed milk and heavy cream contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
| Condensed Milk | Heavy Cream | |
|---|---|---|
| alpha linoleic acid | 0.121 G | 0.128 G |
| EPA | ~ | 0.009 G |
| DPA | ~ | 0.02 G |
| Total | 0.121 G | 0.157 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, heavy cream has more linoleic acid than condensed milk per 100 grams.
| Condensed Milk | Heavy Cream | |
|---|---|---|
| linoleic acid | 0.216 G | 1.294 G |
| other omega 6 | ~ | 0.039 G |
| Total | 0.216 G | 1.333 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Condensed Milk (Milk, canned, condensed, sweetened) and Heavy Cream (Cream, fluid, heavy whipping) .
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