Essential Everyday · Cheese
Cream Cheese Spread
A 2 Tbsp (31g) serving of Cream Cheese Spread by Essential Everyday has 80 calories, 2g of sugars and 120mg of sodium, as submitted by Supervalu, Inc. to USDA (FoodData Central 1961873, record updated Apr 8, 2020).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 1961873, available Jul 29, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, for the declared 31g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 041303006221
- Category
- Cheese
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cheese
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 91% of the 15,853 cheese products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 15% of them.
Where the calories come from: 10% carbohydrate, 80% fat and 10% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cheese: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 6.5 g | 0 g | 91% |
| Sodium | 387 mg | 643 mg | 15% |
| Protein | 6.5 g | 21.4 g | 7% |
| Calories | 258 | 357 | 19% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 15,853 products, one per barcode.
Other spread in this aisle
1,105 of the 15,853 cheese products are named spread. Per 100 g their median is 300 calories, 536 mg of sodium and 7.1 g of protein; 249 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Soft Spreadable Cheese, Cranberry Apple Spice ALOUETTE | 304 mg | 304 |
| Strawberry Flavored Cream Cheese Spread CHALLENGE | 304 mg | 286 |
| Thai Sweet Chili Cream Cheese Spread Topped with a Savory Thai Sweet Chili Sauce FRESH CREATIONS | 304 mg | 214 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "spread", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).
The statement lists 8 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Apr 8, 2020), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 1961873).
More Essential Everyday cheese
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chive & Onion Flavor Cream Cheese Spread | 258 | 3.23 g | 452 mg |
| Jalapeno Cream Cheese Spread | 258 | 3.23 g | 581 mg |
| Neufchatel Cheese | 250 | 7.14 g | 375 mg |
| Honey Pecan Cream Cheese Spread | 250 | 15.62 g | 297 mg |
| Essential Everyday, Mozzarella Cheese | 250 | 3.57 g | 679 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Essential Everyday Cream Cheese Spread?
80 per 2 Tbsp (31g) serving, and 258 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Essential Everyday Cream Cheese Spread?
120mg per serving (5% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record Supervalu, Inc. submitted to USDA, last updated Apr 8, 2020. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov