Calories in heavy whipping cream.
340 kcal per 100 g.
Cream, fluid, heavy whipping · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 170859
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 340 kcal | 340 kcal |
| Protein | 2.84 g | 2.84 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.84 g | 2.84 g |
| Fat | 36.1 g | 36.1 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 2.92 g | 2.92 g |
| Saturated fat | 23 g | 23 g |
| Sodium | 27 mg | 27 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.07 g | 0.07 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 411 ug | 411 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 1.6 ug | 1.6 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.92 mg | 0.92 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 3.2 ug | 3.2 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0.6 mg | 0.6 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.02 mg | 0.02 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.19 mg | 0.19 mg |
| Niacin | 0.06 mg | 0.06 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.04 mg | 0.04 mg |
| Folate, total | 4 ug | 4 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16 ug | 0.16 ug |
| Potassium | 95 mg | 95 mg |
| Calcium | 66 mg | 66 mg |
| Phosphorus | 58 mg | 58 mg |
| Magnesium | 7 mg | 7 mg |
| Iron | 0.1 mg | 0.1 mg |
| Zinc | 0.24 mg | 0.24 mg |
| Selenium | 3 ug | 3 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
Heavy whipping cream is 340 kcal per 100 g with 36.1 g of fat. Whipping it adds air and nothing else, which is why a cup of whipped cream is 120 g and 408 kcal while a cup of the liquid is 238 g and 809 — the same cream, half the weight in the same volume. Reduced in a sauce it goes the other way and concentrates.
Logging this food
A tablespoon is 15 g and 51 kcal, a fluid ounce 30 g and 101, a cup of liquid 238 g and 809, a cup whipped 120 g and 408. USDA's own note is the useful one: a cup of liquid cream yields two cups whipped. Log the liquid you poured, not the volume that came out of it.
Swaps and alternatives
Whole milk is 61 kcal per 100 g against cream's 340, and in most sauces a proportion of the cream can be milk without the sauce noticing. Blended soft tofu is 76 and does the same job in a cold sauce. Where the cream is whipped and the air is the point, the volume trick is the swap: half the cream, whipped, fills the same bowl.