YOGURT CREAM CHEESE vs REGULAR CREAM CHEESE Cream cheese is made by adding lactic acid to milk. This causes it to turn into curds then is blended to make cream cheese of then which companies add thickeners / stabilizers. It’s also not cultured as is yogurt, so it’s harder to digest. Yogurt, on the other hand, is made by adding live cultures to warmed milk. It’s this good bacteria that causes the milk to thicken. With much of the whey strained out for Greek yogurt versus regular yogurt, and again