Nutrition for Whipping Cream
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Whipping Cream Nutrition Summary
One cup of whipping cream (60 grams or 2.12 oz) contains 154 calories and 1.9 grams of protein. Whipping cream consist of 61% water, 13% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and 22% fat.Whipping cream is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including Vitamin A and calcium. It also contains significant amounts of potassium and phosphorus.
In one cup of whipping cream:
- Calories: 154
- Protein: 1.9 g
- Sugar: 4.8 g
- Fat: 13.3 g, (Saturated: 8.3 g)
- Cholesterol: 45.6 mg
- Sodium: 4.8 mg
See the Whipping Cream Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized.
Calories in Whipping Cream
Whipping cream has 154 calories per cup or 257 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and carbohydrates.76% of calories in whipping cream are from fat, 19% of calories are from carbohydrates and 5% of calories are from protein.
Calories from Carbs
About 19% the calories in whipping cream are from carbohydrates.
The carbs in whipping cream are mostly in the form of sugar (100%).
- Sugar: 4.8 g
Calories from Fat
The majority, or 76% of the calories in Whipping Cream are from fat. Whipping cream is high in total fat, with 13.3 grams or 21% of recommended daily values per cup. Most of the fat in whipping cream are saturated and it contains a high amount of saturated fat, about 50% of recommended daily values.
Whipping cream contains 45.6 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Whipping cream contains 45.6 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 13.3 g
- Cholesterol: 45.6 mg
- Saturated fat: 8.3 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.9 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.5 g
Omega-3 and Omega-6 in Whipping Cream
Whipping cream is a source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, containing a total of 0.19 grams for every cup. It contains significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid.
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- alpha linoleic acid: 0.19 g
Also a good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every cup of whipping cream contains a total of 0.3 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in whipping cream comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.3 g
Calories Similar to Whipping Cream
Some other dairy or egg products with similar calories to whipping cream by weight:- Feta Cheese: +5 calories
- Vanilla Ice Cream: -30 calories
- Sour Cream: -35 calories
- Fried Egg: -37 calories
Protein in Whipping Cream
One cup of Whipping Cream has 1.9 grams of protein or about 4% of daily recommended intake. Although whipping cream is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.- Protein: 1.92 g
- Tryptophan: 0.03 g
- Threonine: 0.09 g
- Isoleucine: 0.12 g
- Leucine: 0.19 g
- Lysine: 0.15 g
- Methionine: 0.05 g
- Phenylalanine: 0.09 g
- Valine: 0.13 g
- Histidine: 0.05 g
Protein Similar to Whipping Cream
Some other dairy or egg products with similar amounts of protein to whipping cream by weight:- Half and Half: same
- Milk: +0.1 grams
- Skim Milk: +0.1 grams
- Yogurt: +0.2 grams
Vitamins and Minerals in Whipping Cream
An good source of nutrients, whipping cream contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A and calcium. In fact, a single cup of whipping cream contains 16% of recommended daily values or 112.8 ug of Vitamin A.Vitamins in whipping cream (1 cup):
- Vitamin a: 112.8 ug
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: 0.4 mg
- Folate: 1.8 ug
- Vitamin b12: 0.2 ug
- Vitamin k: 1.1 ug
- Calcium: 60.6 mg
- Potassium: 88.2 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 6.6 mg
- Zinc: 0.2 mg
- Selenium: 0.8 ug
- Phosphorus: 53.4 mg
- Choline: 10.1 mg
Similar to Whipping Cream for Vitamin A
Here are some other dairy or egg products with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin A to whipping cream:- Mozzarella Cheese: +5.4 UG
- Blue Cheese: +6 UG
- Cheese: -8.4 UG
- Kefir: -10 UG
Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Whipping Cream [3]
Whipping cream contains a couple of healthy phytonutrients and antioxidants, specifically carotenoid beta-carotene. In one cup of whipping cream:
- beta-carotene: 26 ug
Whipping Cream Nutrition Chart
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