How many calories are in heavy whipping cream?
One cup of whipped heavy cream weighs 120 g and carries 408 calories. The cream itself runs 340 calories per 100 g, one of the densest things in the dairy case. Whip it and air does the work: the same carton stretches to twice the volume for the same calories.
You'd need to walk about 82 minutes to burn the 408 calories in one whipped cup (120 g).
How long does it take to burn off 408 kcal of heavy whipping cream?
One whipped cup (120 g) is 408 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 408 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 22 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 51 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 58 min |
| Jogging | 48 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 31 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (120 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Heavy whipping cream quick facts
- US servings from one tablespoon to a fluid cup
- Whipped versus fluid versus a spoon in coffee
- Saturated fat is the row that decides this
- How does heavy whipping cream compare?
- Most popular heavy whipping cream brands
- FAQ
Heavy whipping cream quick facts
The numbers below come from SR Legacy 170859, "Cream, fluid, heavy whipping", the one USDA record for the cream itself rather than for a particular carton. The serving column uses the USDA household measure most people are actually looking at when they search: one cup of whipped cream, 120 g of soft peaks in a bowl.
That measure matters more than it sounds. The record's other cup — one fluid cup, 238 g — is the same cream before the whisk, and it yields about two cups whipped. Nothing is added or removed in between, so the difference is volume, not ingredients.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup whipped (120 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 340 | 408 | — |
| Total fat | 36.08 g | 43.3 g | 56% |
| Saturated fat | 23.03 g | 27.6 g | 138% |
| Carbohydrate | 2.84 g | 3.4 g | 1% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 2.92 g | 3.5 g | — |
| Protein | 2.84 g | 3.4 g | 7% |
| Sodium | 27 mg | 32 mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 113 mg | 136 mg | 45% |
| Potassium | 95 mg | 114 mg | 2% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
There is no added sugars row here, because the SR Legacy edition of this record does not publish that field and plain cream has no added sugar to publish: the 2.92 g of total sugars is lactose, the sugar milk brings with it. The percentages follow the FDA Daily Values printed on US labels.
US servings from one tablespoon to a fluid cup
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp, fluid | 15 g | 51 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 96 kcal |
| 1 fl oz, poured | 29.8 g | 101 kcal |
| 1 cup, whipped | 120 g | 408 kcal |
| 1 cup, fluid | 238 g | 809 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 340 kcal |
Four of those are USDA household measures: the tablespoon, the fluid ounce, the whipped cup and the fluid cup. The 1 oz line is our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, scaled from 28.35 g, not a USDA serving — useful only if you weigh cream on a scale rather than pouring it.
Two traps live in this table. The first is the ounce: a fluid ounce of cream weighs 29.8 g, so it carries five more calories than an ounce on the scale. The second is the cup, and it is the expensive one. Ask for "a cup" and you might mean 238 g of liquid at 809 calories or 120 g of finished whipped cream at 408. Half a fluid cup, the measure most cream sauces call for, is about 119 g and 405 calories by the same arithmetic from the 100 g figure.
Whipped versus fluid versus a spoon in coffee
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipped to soft peaks | 340 kcal | 1 cup whipped, 120 g | 408 kcal |
| Fluid, straight from the carton | 340 kcal | 1 cup fluid, 238 g | 809 kcal |
| Poured over dessert | 340 kcal | 1 fl oz, 29.8 g | 101 kcal |
| Stirred into coffee | 340 kcal | 1 tbsp, 15 g | 51 kcal |
| Great Value label version | 333 kcal | 1 Tbsp, 15 ml | 50 kcal |
Whipped cream is the version most people are logging, and it is the one that flatters the cream. Air roughly doubles the volume, so a generous-looking bowl is 120 g of dairy. Two heaped spoonfuls on a slice of pie land nearer 60 g, or about 204 calories — our own scaling from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA serving.
Fluid cream is where the count gets away from you, because it disappears into something else. A cup stirred into a pan sauce adds 809 calories to the pan, and that pan usually feeds two to four people, so the honest number per plate is 200 to 400. Pouring is gentler: a fluid ounce over berries is 101 calories.
Coffee is the smallest and most frequent dose. A tablespoon is 51 calories, 5.4 g of fat and 0.4 g of carbohydrate. Three cups of coffee a day, one tablespoon each, is 153 calories that never feel like food.
The carton in your refrigerator will say 50 calories per tablespoon rather than 51. Every major US label — Great Value, Organic Valley, Horizon Organic, Lucerne, Working Cows Dairy — files the same rounded 333 calories per 100 g with USDA, because label rules let manufacturers round and because the label measures 15 ml by volume while USDA weighs 15 g. One calorie a spoon is not worth chasing.
Saturated fat is the row that decides this
Calories are not the interesting number on this page. Saturated fat is. One whipped cup carries 27.6 g of it, or 138% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g, from a food that is mostly air and takes ten seconds to eat. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans suggest keeping saturated fat under 10% of daily calories, which is about 22 g on a 2,000-calorie day — one bowl of whipped cream passes that on its own.
The same cup also brings 136 mg of cholesterol, 45% of the Daily Value, and only 3.4 g of protein, 7%. Cream is not a dairy serving in the MyPlate sense; it delivers almost none of what milk or yogurt is counted on for.
Scale it down and the picture changes completely. A tablespoon in coffee is 3.5 g of saturated fat, 17% of the Daily Value, which is an ordinary line in an ordinary day. If you are watching saturated fat, the tablespoon is a fine habit and the bowl is the decision.
How does heavy whipping cream compare?
| Food | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy whipping cream | 340 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 96 kcal |
| Cream cheese | 350 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 99 kcal |
| Brie | 334 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 95 kcal |
| Chocolate-covered ice cream bar | 331 kcal | 1 oz, 28 g | 94 kcal |
Our take: by weight these four are indistinguishable — 94 to 99 calories an ounce, a spread of five calories — but they are not interchangeable. Cream is the emptiest of the group: 2.84 g of protein per 100 g against 20.75 g in brie, so brie gives you seven times the protein for the same calories. Cream is also by far the lowest in sodium, 27 mg per 100 g against 314 mg in cream cheese and 629 mg in brie, which is nearly twelve and more than twenty times as much. For a low-carb count cream is well clear of the ice cream bar, 2.84 g of carbohydrate per 100 g against 24.5 g, though brie is lower still at 0.45 g. Pick cream for flavor and texture, brie for protein and satiety.
Most popular heavy whipping cream brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Great Value Heavy Whipping Cream | 333 cal |
| Organic Valley Heavy Whipping Cream | 333 cal |
| Horizon Organic Heavy Whipping Cream | 333 cal |
| Working Cows Dairy Heavy Whipping Cream | 333 cal |
| Lucerne Heavy Whipping Cream | 333 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Heavy whipping cream FAQs
How many calories are in heavy whipping cream?
Heavy whipping cream is 340 calories per 100 g. A cup of whipped cream, 120 g of soft peaks, comes to 408 calories, while a tablespoon of the fluid cream stirred into coffee is 51. The USDA record for fluid heavy whipping cream covers every one of those forms.
How many calories are in 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream?
A tablespoon of heavy whipping cream, 15 g, is 51 calories. That is 5.4 g of fat, 3.5 g of it saturated, and 0.4 g of carbohydrate. Cartons round the label to 50 calories per tablespoon, which is the same cream measured by volume rather than weighed.
How many calories are in a cup of heavy whipping cream?
A fluid cup of heavy whipping cream, 238 g straight from the carton, is 809 calories. That one cup holds 85.9 g of fat and 54.8 g of saturated fat, which is 274% of the FDA Daily Value. Whipped, the same cream makes two cups at 408 calories each.
How many calories are in whipped heavy cream?
Whipped heavy cream is 408 calories a cup, using the USDA measure of 120 g for one cup of soft peaks. Whipping adds air, not calories, so a cup of the whipped version holds half the cream, and half the calories, of a cup poured as fluid.
How many carbs are in heavy whipping cream?
Heavy whipping cream has 2.84 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, which works out to 0.4 g in a tablespoon and 3.4 g in a whipped cup. There is no fiber and no starch; the carbohydrate is lactose, the sugar that comes with any dairy.
Is heavy whipping cream keto friendly?
At 0.4 g of carbohydrate per tablespoon, heavy whipping cream fits a low-carb count easily, and 51 calories buy under 1% of the FDA Daily Value for carbohydrate. The calories are the constraint, not the carbs: four tablespoons in a day is 204 calories and 21.6 g of fat.
Does heavy whipping cream have sugar?
Heavy whipping cream carries 2.92 g of total sugars per 100 g, or 3.5 g in a whipped cup. All of it is lactose, the sugar milk arrives with. The SR Legacy record does not publish an added sugars figure, and plain cream has none to publish.
How much saturated fat is in heavy whipping cream?
A whipped cup holds 27.6 g of saturated fat, which is 138% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g. Per 100 g the cream is 23.03 g saturated. A tablespoon in coffee is a much smaller 3.5 g, or 17% of the day's value, which is an ordinary amount.
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Count it without the math
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