How much protein is in heavy cream?

One tablespoon of heavy cream (15 g) has 0.4 g of protein (51 kcal); 100 g has 2.8 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

2.8g

Calories340

Carbohydrate2.8g

Fiber0g

Sugars2.9g

Fat36.1g

Saturated23g

Sodium27 mg

0.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLow in protein

0.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (3% of its calories), but only 2.8 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it.

25 g of protein from heavy cream alone takes 893 g (about 60 tbsp) and 3036 kcal.

#35 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #37 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in heavy cream per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	2.8 g	340	2.8 g	36.1 g
1 oz (28 g)	0.8 g	96	0.8 g	10 g
1 cup (238 g)	6.7 g	809	6.7 g	86 g
1 tbsp (15 g)	0.4 g	51	0.4 g	5.4 g

One tablespoon of heavy cream (15 g) is under 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from fat: about 96%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.

heavy cream compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Reduced-fat cheddar	27.4 g	316	8.7 g
Provolone	25.6 g	351	7.3 g
Blue cheese	21.4 g	353	6.1 g
Cream cheese	6.2 g	350	1.8 g
Heavy cream	2.8 g	340	0.8 g

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+7.6 g protein (3.7×) · −259 kcal per 100 g

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Recipes with heavy cream

4 recipes in the Feast Mode library use heavy cream, macros computed the same way.

Across the 4 library recipes that use it, a serving has 16 g of heavy cream on average, which brings 0.4 g of protein: 2% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Chocolate Greek Yogurt Mousse, at 3% of the protein.

53G
PROTEIN

Spicy Vodka Rigatoni with Chicken

35 min · 617 kcal

47G
PROTEIN

Butter Chicken

65 min · 651 kcal

19G
PROTEIN

Chocolate Greek Yogurt Mousse

107 min · 295 kcal

13G
PROTEIN

Pumpkin Cheesecake Mousse

84 min · 210 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a tablespoon of heavy cream?

One tablespoon of heavy cream (15 g) has 0.4 g of protein and 51 kcal, with 0.4 g of carbohydrate and 5.4 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of heavy cream?

100 g of heavy cream has 2.8 g of protein, 340 kcal, 2.8 g of carbohydrate and 36.1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 170859).

Is heavy cream a good source of protein?

Low in protein: 0.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (3% of its calories), but only 2.8 g per 100 g, so it takes a lot of it. Getting 25 g of protein from heavy cream alone takes 893 g (about 60 tbsp) and 3036 kcal.

Which has more protein, heavy cream or cottage cheese (2%)?

Cottage cheese (2%), with 10.4 g of protein per 100 g against 2.8 g for heavy cream. Per 100 kcal: heavy cream 0.8 g, cottage cheese (2%) 12.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 170859: “Cream, fluid, heavy whipping”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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