Cream cheese is defined by the FDA as containing at least 33% fat with a moisture content of 55% or less. It is considered to be smooth and mild. Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York ...

An ounce of cream cheese contains 99 calories, nearly all of them from 10 grams of fat. (The cheese would contain only 2 grams of protein.) The same amount of neufchatel has 74 calories and less ...

There are more than 2,000 types of cheese in the world, using milk from all variety of mammals. How is it made? ... Neufchatel (cream cheese), Swiss and provolone. ...

As with many agricultural products, USDA developed standards for cream cheese production. American commercial cream cheese must have at least 33% milkfat, 55% moisture, and a pH balance between 4. ...

The two cheese spreads look exactly the same — is there a difference in how they taste?