Philadelphia Light & Lightest Syns: The Complete Guide

Cream cheese can be very high in syns due to its high-fat content, but what about light and lighter cream cheeses like Philadelphia light, are they syn friendly on the plan?

Philadelphia light has 2 syns for a 30g portion, making it a great low syn spread choice, for Philadelphia lightest you are looking at 1.5 syns, which is even more slimming world friendly for a 30g portion. 

Down below, we will take you through how much Philadelphia light and lightest you can have on the plan, some syn values of the whole Philadelphia range and some low syn cream cheeses from alternative brands for when you are in the mood for a savoury snack.

How Much Philadelphia Light Can I Have On Slimming World?

At just 2 syns for a 30g serving, you could have up to 210g of Philadelphia light before using up your daily 15 syn allowance, making it an excellent choice for a low syn spread.

Compared to the Philadelphia lightest this cream cheese might have a more natural taste closer to full-fat cream cheese too, but the spread does still have a fair amount of fat, however, at 3g for 30g, it's important to weigh out your portion before spreading on to snacks.

How Much Philadelphia Lightest Can I Have On Slimming World?

For Philadelphia lightest you can have up to 300g of this low-fat cream cheese spread before using all your daily syn allowance, making it a great sandwich filler, ingredient for sauces or spread on crackers, allowing you to get a cream cheese flavour without all the added syns and fat.

Philadelphia Syn Values

Philadelphia has a huge range of cream cheese, from full fat to flavoured and reduced-fat options, to help you compare, we've listed all of their syn values down below.

• Philadelphia Lightest Soft Cheese 180g - 1.5 syns.
• Philadelphia Light Soft Cheese 180g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Original Soft Cheese 180g - 3 syns.
• Philadelphia Garlic & Herbs Soft Cheese 170g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Lightest Herbs Soft Cheese 170g - 1.5 syns.
• Philadelphia Sweet Chilli Soft Cheese 170g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Chives Soft Cheese 170g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Salmon Soft Cheese 170g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Milka Soft Cheese 150g - 4 syns.
• Philadelphia Lightest Herbs Soft Cheese 165g - 1.5 syns.
• Philadelphia Jalapeno Soft Cheese 170g - 2 syns.
• Philadelphia Lactose Free Soft Cheese 150g - 2.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Philadelphia Light & Philadelphia Lightest

If you are bored of Philadelphia cream cheese and your looking for another low syn alternative cream cheese, we've got you covered with our list of low syn alternatives below.

• Violife Creamy Original Flavour Vegan Alternative to Cheese 200g - 0.5 syns.
• Asda Creamy Original Soft Cheese 200g - 4.5 syns.
• Lidl Milbona Light Cream Cheese Spread 200g - 2 syns.
• Tesco Quark Fat Free Soft Cheese 500G - SYN FREE.
• Seriously Strong Spreadable 125G - 6.5 syns for 50g.
• Philadelphia Plant-Based Almond & Oat Soft Cheese Alternative 150G - 3 syns.
• Primula Cheese & Chive Tube 140G - 3 syns.
• Primula Cheese & Prawn Tube 140G - 2.5 syns.
• Dairylea Light Cheese Spread 180G - 2 syns.
• Creamfields Cottage Cheese Low Fat 300G - 2 syns.
• Dairylea Cheese Spread 180G - 2.5 syns.
• Seriously Strong Spreadable Lighter 125G - 5 syns for 50g.
• Tesco 50% Less Fat Soft Cheese 200G - 2.5 syns.

Final Words

Overall, at 2 syns for their Philadelphia light version and 1.5 syns for their lightest, Philadelphia cream cheese is a very slimming world friendly spread which would go great in sauces or on crackers for a low syn snack.

We would recommend being careful with full fat cream cheeses since they can be very high in fat, always measure out your cream cheese portions to be on the safe side.