American cheese vs. Romano cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between American cheese and romano cheese

American cheese has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, and selenium, while romano cheese has more phosphorus and vitamin B2.
Romano cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 17% higher.
Romano cheese contains 3 times less vitamin E than American cheese. American cheese contains 0.8mg of vitamin E, while romano cheese contains 0.23mg.
The amount of sodium in romano cheese is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Cheese, romano.

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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.

American cheese

Romano cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+105%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.7%
Contains more IronIron	+22.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.2%

~equal in Calcium ~1064mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.58mg

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.

American cheese

Romano cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+160.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+33.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+18.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.077mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.424mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	18.13g	31.8g	27%
Phosphorus	641mg	760mg	17%
Vitamin A	250µg	96µg	17%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	1.12µg	16%
Selenium	20.2µg	14.5µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.37mg	10%
Sodium	1671mg	1433mg	10%
Fats	31.79g	26.94g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.593g	5%
Saturated fat	18.057g	17.115g	4%
Choline	36.2mg	15.4mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	41mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.23mg	4%
Calcium	1045mg	1064mg	2%
Iron	0.63mg	0.77mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.085mg	2%
Copper	0.046mg	0.03mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.037mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	7.838g	1%
Calories	371kcal	387kcal	1%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.5µg	1%
Zinc	2.49mg	2.58mg	1%
Potassium	132mg	86mg	1%
Cholesterol	100mg	104mg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	3.63g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	3.63g	N/A
Vitamin D	23IU	20IU	0%
Sugar	2.26g	0.73g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.077mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.424mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	2.2µg	0%
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.429mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	1.685mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	3.071mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	2.941mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.852mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	1.71mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	2.183mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	1.231mg	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