Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
heavy cream
versus
whipping cream
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in heavy cream and whipping cream:
Both heavy cream and whipping cream are high in calories. Heavy cream has 32% more calories than whipping cream - heavy cream has 340 calories per 100 grams and whipping cream has 257 calories.
Heavy Cream | Whipping Cream | |
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Protein | 3% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 19% |
Fat | 93% | 76% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Heavy cream has 3.4 times less carbohydrates than whipping cream - heavy cream has 2.8g of total carbs per 100 grams and whipping cream has 12.5g of carbohydrates.
Heavy cream has 64% less sugar than whipping cream - heavy cream has 2.9g of sugar per 100 grams and whipping cream has 8g of sugar.
Heavy cream and whipping cream contain similar amounts of protein - heavy cream has 2.8g of protein per 100 grams and whipping cream has 3.2g of protein.
Both heavy cream and whipping cream are high in saturated fat. Heavy cream has 67% more saturated fat than whipping cream - heavy cream has 23g of saturated fat per 100 grams and whipping cream has 13.8g of saturated fat.
Whipping cream has less trans fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and whipping cream does not contain significant amounts.
Whipping cream has 33% less cholesterol than heavy cream - heavy cream has 113mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and whipping cream has 76mg of cholesterol.
Heavy cream and whipping cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - heavy cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and whipping cream does not contain significant amounts.
Both heavy cream and whipping cream are high in Vitamin A. Heavy cream has 119% more Vitamin A than whipping cream - heavy cream has 411ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and whipping cream has 188ug of Vitamin A.
Heavy cream has 294% more Vitamin D than whipping cream - heavy cream has 63iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and whipping cream has 16iu of Vitamin D.
Heavy cream and whipping cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - heavy cream has 0.92mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and whipping cream has 0.64mg of Vitamin E.
Heavy cream and whipping cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - heavy cream has 3.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and whipping cream has 1.9ug of Vitamin K.
Heavy cream has more riboflavin, however, whipping cream contains more niacin. Both heavy cream and whipping cream contain significant amounts of thiamin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12.
Heavy Cream | Whipping Cream | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.065 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 0.07 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.495 MG | 0.305 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.035 MG | 0.041 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 3 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.16 UG | 0.29 UG |
Both heavy cream and whipping cream are high in calcium. Whipping cream has 53% more calcium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 66mg of calcium per 100 grams and whipping cream has 101mg of calcium.
Heavy cream and whipping cream contain similar amounts of iron - heavy cream has 0.1mg of iron per 100 grams and whipping cream has 0.05mg of iron.
Whipping cream has 55% more potassium than heavy cream - heavy cream has 95mg of potassium per 100 grams and whipping cream has 147mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, both heavy cream and whipping cream contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Heavy Cream | Whipping Cream | |
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beta-carotene | 72 UG | 43 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, whipping cream has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than heavy cream per 100 grams, however, heavy cream contains more dpa than whipping cream per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Whipping Cream | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.128 G | 0.323 G |
EPA | 0.009 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.02 G | ~ |
Total | 0.157 G | 0.323 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, heavy cream has more linoleic acid than whipping cream per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Whipping Cream | |
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other omega 6 | 0.039 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.294 G | 0.502 G |
Total | 1.333 G | 0.502 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 Whipping Cream (Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||