Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
heavy cream
versus
skim milk
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in heavy cream and skim milk:
Heavy cream is high in calories and skim milk has 90% less calories than heavy cream - heavy cream has 340 calories per 100 grams and skim milk has 34 calories.
Heavy Cream | Skim Milk | |
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Protein | 3% | 40% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 58% |
Fat | 93% | 2% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both heavy cream and skim milk are low in carbohydrates - heavy cream has 2.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and skim milk has 5g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in heavy cream and skim milk are both made of 100% sugar.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of sugar - heavy cream has 2.9g of sugar per 100 grams and skim milk has 5.1g of sugar.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of protein - heavy cream has 2.8g of protein per 100 grams and skim milk has 3.4g of protein.
Heavy cream is high in saturated fat and skim milk has 100% less saturated fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.06g of saturated fat.
Skim milk has less trans fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has signficantly less cholesterol than heavy cream - heavy cream has 113mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and skim milk has 2mg of cholesterol.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - heavy cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Heavy cream is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 574% more Vitamin A than skim milk - heavy cream has 411ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and skim milk has 61ug of Vitamin A.
Heavy cream has 34% more Vitamin D than skim milk - heavy cream has 63iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and skim milk has 47iu of Vitamin D.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - heavy cream has 0.92mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.01mg of Vitamin E.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - heavy cream has 3.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and skim milk does not contain significant amounts.
Skim milk has more niacin and Vitamin B12. Both heavy cream and skim milk contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Heavy Cream | Skim Milk | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.045 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.182 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 0.094 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.495 MG | 0.357 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.035 MG | 0.037 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 5 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.16 UG | 0.5 UG |
Both heavy cream and skim milk are high in calcium. Skim milk has 85% more calcium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 66mg of calcium per 100 grams and skim milk has 122mg of calcium.
Heavy cream and skim milk contain similar amounts of iron - heavy cream has 0.1mg of iron per 100 grams and skim milk has 0.03mg of iron.
Skim milk has 64% more potassium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 95mg of potassium per 100 grams and skim milk has 156mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, heavy cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) and DPA than skim milk per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Skim Milk | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.128 G | 0.001 G |
EPA | 0.009 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.02 G | ~ |
Total | 0.157 G | 0.001 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, heavy cream has more linoleic acid than skim milk per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Skim Milk | |
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other omega 6 | 0.039 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.294 G | 0.002 G |
Total | 1.333 G | 0.002 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: Heavy Cream (Cream, fluid, heavy whipping) and Skim Milk (Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A and vitamin D (fat free or skim)) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||