How much protein is in cream cheese?

Cream cheese has 6.2 g of protein per 100 g and 0.9 g per 1 tbsp (15 g). That is 1.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Where do these calorie figures come from?

USDA FoodData Central record 173418, “Cheese, cream” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

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Calories in cream cheese

USDA FoodData Central record for “Cheese, cream” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other cheese rows.

The short answer

Cream cheese: 350 kcal per 100 g. 1 tbsp (15 g) is 51 kcal with 0.9 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 173418, "Cheese, cream".

Per 100 g

Nutrient	Per 100 g	Share of energy
Energy	350 kcal	100%
Protein	6.2 g	7%
Fat	34.4 g	87%
Carbohydrate	5.5 g	6%

Cream cheese is 350 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 7% comes from protein, 87% from fat and 6% from carbohydrate. That works out to 1.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.

Per serving

The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.

Serving	Weight	Calories	Protein	Fat	Carbs
100 g	100 g	350	6.2 g	34.4 g	5.5 g
1 tbsp	15 g	51	0.9 g	5 g	0.8 g
1 cup	232 g	812	14.4 g	79.8 g	12.8 g
1 tbsp, whipped	10 g	35	0.6 g	3.4 g	0.6 g
1 oz	28 g	99	1.8 g	9.8 g	1.6 g
1 cubic inch	16 g	56	1 g	5.5 g	0.9 g
1 package, small (3 oz)	85 g	298	5.3 g	29.2 g	4.7 g

Compared with other cheese

Food	kcal / 100 g	Protein / 100 g	Per serving
Cheddar cheese	403	22.9 g	114 kcal · 1 oz
Whole-milk mozzarella	299	22.2 g	85 kcal · 1 oz
Grated Parmesan	420	28.4 g	21 kcal · 1 tbsp
Feta cheese	265	14.2 g	75 kcal · 1 oz
Cream cheese	350	6.2 g	51 kcal · 1 tbsp
Swiss cheese	393	27 g	112 kcal · 1 oz

Other tables in dairy and egg products

The same numbers for the foods this one usually shares a plate — or a shopping list — with.

Questions about cream cheese

How many calories are in cream cheese?: Cream cheese: 350 kcal per 100 g. 1 tbsp (15 g) is 51 kcal with 0.9 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 173418, "Cheese, cream".
How much protein is in cream cheese?: Cream cheese has 6.2 g of protein per 100 g and 0.9 g per 1 tbsp (15 g). That is 1.8 g of protein per 100 kcal — essentially not a protein source.
Where do these calorie figures come from?: USDA FoodData Central record 173418, “Cheese, cream” (SR Legacy, FDC SR Legacy 2018-04 + FNDDS 2024-10-31). Energy is USDA nutrient 1008 (Energy, kcal); protein, fat and carbohydrate are read from the same record. USDA data is in the public domain, and the FDC ID above links straight to it.

How calorie.one logs it

Type “cream cheese” into calorie.one and the app matches this exact record — “Cheese, cream” — estimates the grams, and shows the line with its USDA label. You correct the amount; the per-100 g figure is never guessed. That split between recognition and arithmetic is the whole methodology. For the numbers in context, read Calories in olive oil, butter and cooking fats.