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American cheese vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are American cheese and gumdrop different?

  • American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than gumdrop.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 104% higher.
  • American cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than gumdrop (78).

Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 314% 12% 24% 15% 68% 275% 218% 5.3% 110%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2540%
Contains more IronIron +57.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +283.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +310%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 83% 16% 9% 3.8% 54% 1.4% 24% 12% 188% 6.5% 6% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +980%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient American cheese Gumdrop DV% diff.
Calcium 1045mg 3mg 104%
Phosphorus 641mg 1mg 91%
Saturated fat 18.057g 0g 82%
Sodium 1671mg 44mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Fats 31.79g 0g 49%
Protein 18.13g 0g 36%
Selenium 20.2µg 0.8µg 35%
Cholesterol 100mg 0mg 33%
Carbs 3.7g 98.9g 32%
Vitamin A 250µg 0µg 28%
Zinc 2.49mg 0mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.236g 0g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.234mg 0.013mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.286g 0g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.012mg 8%
Choline 36.2mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 26mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.005mg 4%
Copper 0.046mg 0.012mg 4%
Potassium 132mg 5mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Iron 0.63mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Calories 371kcal 396kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.006mg 1%
Manganese 0.041mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 2.26g 58.97g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.076mg 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 1.144g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 0.772mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.516mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.939mg 0%
Valine 1.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.546mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.012g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.137g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.021g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.79g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 4% 40% 7%
Protein: 18.13 g
Fats: 31.79 g
Carbs: 3.7 g
Water: 39.61 g
Other: 6.77 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3861%
Contains more OtherOther +6670%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2573%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. American cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171290/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.