Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
heavy cream
versus
hemp seeds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in heavy cream and hemp seeds:
Both hemp seeds and heavy cream are high in calories. Hemp seed has 63% more calories than heavy cream - hemp seed has 553 calories per 100 grams and heavy cream has 340 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, heavy cream is lighter in protein, much heavier in fat and similar to hemp seeds for carbs. Heavy cream has a macronutrient ratio of 3:3:94 and for hemp seeds, 21:6:73 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Heavy Cream | Hemp Seeds | |
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Protein | 3% | 21% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 6% |
Fat | 94% | 73% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Hemp seeds and heavy cream contain similar amounts of carbs - hemp seed has 8.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.8g of carbohydrates.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than heavy cream - hemp seed has 4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and heavy cream does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and heavy cream contain similar amounts of sugar - hemp seed has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.9g of sugar.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of protein and it has 10 times more protein than heavy cream - hemp seed has 31.6g of protein per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.8g of protein.
Heavy cream is high in saturated fat and hemp seed has 80% less saturated fat than heavy cream - hemp seed has 4.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and heavy cream has 23g of saturated fat.
Hemp seed has less trans fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seed has signficantly less cholesterol than heavy cream - heavy cream has 113mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and heavy cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - hemp seed has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and heavy cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C.
Heavy cream is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 410 times more Vitamin A than hemp seed - hemp seed has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and heavy cream has 411ug of Vitamin A.
Heavy cream has signficantly more Vitamin D than hemp seed - heavy cream has 63iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and heavy cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - hemp seed has 0.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and heavy cream has 0.92mg of Vitamin E.
Heavy cream and hemp seeds contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - heavy cream has 3.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seed has more thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, heavy cream contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both heavy cream and hemp seeds contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Heavy Cream | Hemp Seeds | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 1.275 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.285 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 9.2 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.495 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.035 MG | 0.6 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 110 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.16 UG | ~ |
Both hemp seeds and heavy cream are high in calcium. Hemp seed has a little more calcium (6%) than heavy cream by weight - hemp seed has 70mg of calcium per 100 grams and heavy cream has 66mg of calcium.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of iron and it has 78 times more iron than heavy cream - hemp seed has 8mg of iron per 100 grams and heavy cream has 0.1mg of iron.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of potassium and it has 11 times more potassium than heavy cream - hemp seed has 1200mg of potassium per 100 grams and heavy cream has 95mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, hemp seed has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than heavy cream per 100 grams, however, heavy cream contains more dpa than hemp seed per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Hemp Seeds | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.128 G | 10.024 G |
EPA | 0.009 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.02 G | ~ |
Total | 0.157 G | 10.024 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, hemp seed has more linoleic acid than heavy cream per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Hemp Seeds | |
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other omega 6 | 0.002 G | 1.34 G |
linoleic acid | 1.294 G | 27.459 G |
Total | 1.296 G | 28.799 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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Note: The specific food items compared are: Heavy Cream (Cream, fluid, heavy whipping) and Hemp Seeds (Seeds, hemp seed, hulled) .
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