How many calories are in whipped cream?
A 1-cup serving of pressurized whipped cream weighs only 60 g and carries 154 calories. Straight from the can the cream runs 257 calories per 100 g, with 22.22 g of fat. Almost nobody eats a full cup of it, though: one tablespoon is 3 g and 8 calories.
You'd need to walk about 31 minutes to burn the 154 calories in a 1-cup (60 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off whipped cream?
A 1-cup (60 g) serving is 154 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 154 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 31 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 19 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 22 min |
| Jogging | 18 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 34 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 (60 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Whipped cream quick facts
- US servings, from one tablespoon to a full cup
- Light, chocolate and powdered-mix toppings
- Saturated fat is the row that moves
- How does whipped cream compare?
- Most popular whipped cream brands
- Whipped cream FAQs
Whipped cream quick facts
The record used here is SR Legacy 170860, "Cream, whipped, cream topping, pressurized". That is the can with the nozzle, the thing most people are actually holding when they look this up, and it is the only clean dairy cream row in the database. Every other USDA entry that mentions whipped cream is a dish - hot cocoa, fruit salad, a frozen coffee drink - where the cream is a small topping and the milk, ice or fruit sets the calorie count.
USDA's household measure for this record is 1 cup at 60 g, and that is the serving in the table below.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (60 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 257 | 154 | — |
| Total fat | 22.22 g | 13.3 g | 17% |
| Saturated fat | 13.83 g | 8.3 g | 41% |
| Carbohydrate | 12.49 g | 7.5 g | 3% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 8 g | 4.8 g | — |
| Protein | 3.2 g | 1.9 g | 4% |
| Sodium | 8 mg | 5 mg | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 76 mg | 46 mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 147 mg | 88 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 →
Two rows you would see on a can are missing here: added sugars and trans fat. USDA does not publish either figure for this SR Legacy record, so there is no honest way to fill them in. Sodium is a non-event at 5 mg a cup - less than a fiftieth of a teaspoon of table salt's worth - and the cholesterol row is the quiet one, 46 mg in a cup, 15% of the Daily Value.
US servings, from one tablespoon to a full cup
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 tbsp | 3 g | 8 kcal |
| 2 tbsp | 6 g | 15 kcal |
| 1/4 cup | 15 g | 39 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 72 kcal |
| 1 cup | 60 g | 154 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 257 kcal |
Only two of those are USDA's own measures: the 3 g tablespoon and the 60 g cup. The 2-tablespoon, quarter-cup and 1-ounce lines are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
The weights are the whole story with this food. A cup of pressurized cream is 60 g because most of what you just measured is gas - a cup of liquid heavy cream, before anyone whips air into it, weighs roughly 238 g. That is why a food that reads as rich at 257 calories per 100 g still lands at 154 for a full cup, and at a nearly invisible 8 calories for the spoonful that actually goes on a coffee.
The trap runs the other way with the ounce. An ounce of whipped cream is 28 g, close to half a cup by volume, and 72 calories. If you log "1 oz" while thinking of a 2-tablespoon squirt, you have logged nearly five times as much: 72 calories against 15.
Light, chocolate and powdered-mix toppings
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reddi-wip Light | 214 kcal | 14 g (4 Tbsp) | 30 kcal |
| Reddi-wip Chocolate | 269 kcal | 13 g (4 Tbsp) | 35 kcal |
| Dietetic topping from powdered mix | 100 kcal | 1 cup (80 g) | 80 kcal |
| Frozen coffee drink with whipped cream | 83 kcal | 1 cup (248 g) | 206 kcal |
Light is a real cut, but read it per gram: 214 calories per 100 g against 250 for Reddi-wip Original, about 14% off. The label servings hide that, because light is measured at 14 g and the original at 10 g, so the light can looks like the heavier number on the shelf.
The dietetic whipped topping made from a powdered mix is a different food, not a lighter cream. It is whipped from powder and water, so it lands at 100 calories per 100 g with 6 g of fat, and a full cup of it (80 g) is 80 calories - half a cup of the dairy version. It also carries 106 mg of sodium per 100 g against 8 mg for real cream, and 10.6 g of sugar.
The last row is the one that quietly costs the most. A frozen coffee drink with whipped cream is only 83 calories per 100 g, but the serving is a 248 g cup, so it comes to 206 calories - more than a full cup of the cream itself. The cream on top is a rounding error next to the drink under it.
Branded cans track the USDA row closely. Reddi-wip Original is 250 calories per 100 g against USDA's 257, and Cabot Sweetened Light is 250 per 100 g at 15 calories for its 6 g serving.
Saturated fat is the row that moves
Calories are not the interesting column on this food. Saturated fat is. A 1-cup serving holds 8.3 g, which is 41% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g, while the same cup contributes 3% of the carbohydrate Daily Value and 4% of protein. Nothing else about whipped cream is worth tracking at that scale.
Scale it down and it stops mattering. A quarter-cup dollop is 2.1 g of saturated fat, and one tablespoon is 0.4 g. That is the practical line: if you are watching saturated fat, the spoon is free and the cup is not.
Whipped cream also does not do the job dairy usually does in a diet. MyPlate keeps cream and cream cheese outside the dairy group, because so little of milk's calcium and protein survives into them - 3.2 g of protein per 100 g here, against 9 g in plain whole-milk Greek yogurt. Treat it as a topping, not a serving of dairy.
How does whipped cream compare?
| Food | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whipped cream, pressurized | 257 kcal | 1 cup, 60 g | 154 kcal |
| Whipped topping, dietetic powdered mix | 100 kcal | 1 cup, 80 g | 80 kcal |
| Cottage cheese, creamed | 98 kcal | 4 oz, 113 g | 111 kcal |
| Greek yogurt, plain, whole milk | 97 kcal | 1 cup, 227 g | 220 kcal |
Our take: whipped cream is by far the densest food in this table per gram - roughly two and a half times cottage cheese or Greek yogurt - and still a lighter serving than a cup of Greek yogurt, because 60 g of it is mostly air. That is the whole argument for leaving it alone. Use it as a topping and a tablespoon costs 8 calories, less than a splash of milk. Use it as the food itself and you get 154 calories with 1.9 g of protein, where a cup of Greek yogurt gives you 220 calories and 20 g. For dessert, spoon it. For anything you expect to keep you full, pick another row.
Most popular whipped 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) |
|---|---|
| Reddi-wip Light Real Whipped Cream | 214 cal |
| Reddi-wip Original Real Whipped Cream | 250 cal |
| Reddi-wip Chocolate Real Whipped Cream | 269 cal |
| Cabot Sweetened Light Whipped Cream | 250 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Whipped cream FAQs
How many calories are in 1 tablespoon of whipped cream?
One tablespoon of pressurized whipped cream is 3 g and 8 calories, with about 0.4 g of carbohydrate and 0.2 g of sugar. That follows from the USDA figure of 257 calories per 100 g. Two tablespoons, the amount most people push onto a mug of coffee, comes to 15 calories.
How many calories are in a cup of whipped cream?
A cup of pressurized whipped cream is 60 g and 154 calories. The cup is mostly air, which is why it weighs about a quarter of what a cup of liquid heavy cream weighs. It also carries 8.3 g of saturated fat, 41% of the Daily Value, and 4.8 g of sugar.
How many calories in Reddi-wip?
Reddi-wip Original lists 25 calories for its 10 g label serving, and 250 calories per 100 g, close to the USDA figure of 257 for pressurized whipped cream. Reddi-wip Light is 214 per 100 g and 30 calories per 14 g serving. Six of the original's label servings make one cup.
Does whipped cream have sugar?
Yes - USDA lists 8 g of total sugars per 100 g, which is 4.8 g in a 1-cup serving and about 0.2 g in a tablespoon. USDA does not publish an added sugars figure for this record, so how much of that is added sugar rather than milk sugar is not stated.
How much saturated fat is in whipped cream?
A 1-cup serving has 8.3 g of saturated fat, 41% of the FDA Daily Value of 20 g. Per 100 g the figure is 13.83 g. A quarter-cup dollop is 2.1 g and one tablespoon is 0.4 g, so the spoonful barely registers while the full cup takes a large bite.
Is light whipped cream lower in calories?
Per gram, yes - Reddi-wip Light is 214 calories per 100 g against 250 for the original, about 14% less. Per label serving the comparison flips: light shows 30 calories for 14 g and the original 25 calories for 10 g, because the two cans use different serving sizes.
How many calories does whipped cream add to coffee?
Two tablespoons on a coffee is 6 g and 15 calories; a quarter-cup dollop is 15 g and 39 calories. The drink underneath matters more: USDA lists a frozen coffee drink with whipped cream at 83 calories per 100 g, so a 1-cup (248 g) serving of it is 206 calories.
Is whipped cream keto friendly?
Carbohydrate is 12.49 g per 100 g, which works out to about 0.4 g in a tablespoon and 7.5 g in a full cup. A spoonful fits inside most low-carb budgets; a cup is a different question. Fat is the bulk of it at 22.22 g per 100 g, and protein is only 3.2 g.
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Count it without the math
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