A typical serving of cream cheese (2 tbsp, 29 g) has about 102 calories. Per 100 g: 350 kcal, 6.2 g protein, 5.5 g carbs, 34.4 g fat. The same 100 g carries 3.8 g of sugar. Most of the energy comes from fat.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 2 tbsp | 29 g | 102 kcal |
| 1 tbsp | 15 g | 51 kcal |
| 1 small package (3 oz) | 85 g | 298 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 350 kcal |
A schmear is a fat serving, not a cheese serving: 2 tablespoons run about 100 calories. On the energy-density scale, 350 kcal per 100 g puts cream cheese at the high end.
A typical serving (2 tbsp, 29 g) has about 102 calories, and 100 g has 350 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 6.2 g of protein in 100 g of cream cheese, which works out to about 1.8 g per serving (2 tbsp). Treat it as an energy source rather than a protein source.
Yes, in the plain arithmetic sense: 34.4 g of fat per 100 g supplies about 88% of the calories. Whether that fits your day depends on your totals, not on the food alone.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 173418 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 173418 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
