Cream cheese: regular and fat free
Cream cheese: 16 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon.
Cream cheese, fat free: 94 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon.
Both foods are shown for the same measure: 1 tablespoon.
In 1 tablespoon of each food
Sodium
- Cream cheese
- 46 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 126 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
Potassium
- Cream cheese
- 19 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 50 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon
Phosphorus
- Cream cheese
- 16 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 94 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon
Protein
- Cream cheese
- 0.9 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 2.8 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
Carbohydrate
- Cream cheese
- 0.8 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 1.4 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon
Sugars
- Cream cheese
- 0.5 grams of sugars in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 1 gram of sugars in 1 tablespoon
Fiber
- Cream cheese
- 0 grams of fiber in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 0 grams of fiber in 1 tablespoon
Saturated fat
- Cream cheese
- 2.9 grams of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 0.1 grams of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon
Calories
- Cream cheese
- 51 calories in 1 tablespoon
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 19 calories in 1 tablespoon
Weight of this portion
- Cream cheese
- 15 g
- Cream cheese, fat free
- 18 g
This page shows the figures as the source reports them. It does not say which food to choose.
Typical value: brands differ, so check the label. Check a label
Where these numbers come from
Cream cheese: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 173418. The source describes it as: Cheese, cream.
Cream cheese, fat free: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 172207. The source describes it as: Cheese, cream, fat free.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.
Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).
