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American cheese vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between American cheese and grapefruit

  • American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, grapefruit is higher in vitamin C.
  • American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 102% more than grapefruit.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas.

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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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4650%
Contains more IronIron +687.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3461.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~135mg

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +331%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +515.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +654.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +370.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.5%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.053mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient American cheese Grapefruit DV% diff.
Calcium 1045mg 22mg 102%
Phosphorus 641mg 18mg 89%
Saturated fat 18.057g 0.021g 82%
Sodium 1671mg 0mg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 0µg 63%
Fats 31.79g 0.14g 49%
Selenium 20.2µg 0.1µg 37%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Protein 18.13g 0.77g 35%
Cholesterol 100mg 0mg 33%
Zinc 2.49mg 0.07mg 22%
Vitamin A 250µg 58µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.236g 0.02g 21%
Calories 371kcal 42kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.234mg 0.031mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.286g 0.036g 8%
Iron 0.63mg 0.08mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.6g 6%
Choline 36.2mg 7.7mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 0.13mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.262mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 0g 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.043mg 2%
Copper 0.046mg 0.032mg 2%
Carbs 3.7g 10.66g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.076mg 0.204mg 1%
Folate 8µg 13µg 1%
Manganese 0.041mg 0.022mg 1%
Net carbs 3.7g 9.06g N/A
Potassium 132mg 135mg 0%
Sugar 2.26g 6.89g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.053mg 0%
Trans fat 1.144g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.772mg 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 1.516mg 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.939mg 0.013mg 0%
Valine 1.187mg 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.546mg 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2254.5%
Contains more FatsFats +22607.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1729.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.1%
Contains more WaterWater +122.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.057 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.236 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.286 g
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3472.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
95% 5%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.15 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.11 g
51% 23% 26%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 3.51 g
Glucose: 1.61 g
Fructose: 1.77 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/nutrients

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

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