How much protein is in light cream cheese?

Two tablespoons of light cream cheese (30 g) has 2.3 g of protein (62 kcal); 100 g has 7.8 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

7.8g

Calories208

Carbohydrate6.7g

Fiber0g

Sugars3.3g

Fat16.7g

Saturated10g

Sodium317 mg

3.8 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictModerate protein

3.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (15% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale.

25 g of protein from light cream cheese alone takes 321 g (about 21 tbsp) and 667 kcal.

#27 of 37 in Dairy & cheese for protein per 100 g, #32 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in light cream cheese per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	7.8 g	208	6.7 g	16.7 g
1 oz (28 g)	2.2 g	59	1.9 g	4.7 g
1 cup (240 g)	19 g	499	16 g	40 g
1 tbsp (15 g)	1.2 g	31	1 g	2.5 g
2 tbsp (30 g)	2.3 g	62	2 g	5 g
1 package (227 g)	18 g	472	15 g	38 g

Two tablespoons of light cream cheese (30 g) is 2% 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 72%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than sour cream and less than reduced-fat American cheese, goat cheese and feta.

light cream cheese compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Reduced-fat American cheese	24.6 g	180	13.7 g
Goat cheese	18.5 g	264	7.0 g
Feta	14.2 g	265	5.4 g
Light cream cheese	7.8 g	208	3.8 g
Sour cream	2.4 g	198	1.2 g

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Recipes with light cream cheese

14 recipes in the Feast Mode library use light cream cheese, macros computed the same way.

Across the 14 library recipes that use it, a serving has 15 g of light cream cheese on average, which brings 1.2 g of protein: 5% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in No-Bake Cheesecake Cups, at 12% of the protein.

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Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

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Creamy Tuscan Salmon

30 min · 504 kcal

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Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs on Toast

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Tiramisu Overnight Oats

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Buffalo Chicken Dip

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Questions

How much protein is in two tablespoons of light cream cheese?

Two tablespoons of light cream cheese (30 g) has 2.3 g of protein and 62 kcal, with 2 g of carbohydrate and 5 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of light cream cheese?

100 g of light cream cheese has 7.8 g of protein, 208 kcal, 6.7 g of carbohydrate and 16.7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169079).

Is light cream cheese a good source of protein?

Moderate protein: 3.8 g of protein per 100 kcal (15% of its calories): 2.5–5 g is moderate on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from light cream cheese alone takes 321 g (about 21 tbsp) and 667 kcal.

Which has more protein, light cream cheese or cream cheese?

Light cream cheese, with 7.8 g of protein per 100 g against 6.2 g for cream cheese. Per 100 kcal: light cream cheese 3.8 g, cream cheese 1.8 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169079: “Cheese, cream, low fat”, 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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