American cheese vs. Greek yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between American cheese and Greek yogurt?

Greek yogurt has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, zinc, and iron than American cheese.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 95% higher.
Greek yogurt contains less sodium.
Greek yogurt has a lower glycemic index than American cheese.

We used Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk types in this comparison.

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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

Greek yogurt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+945%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+378.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+374.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+355.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.9%

~equal in Potassium ~141mg

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

Greek yogurt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+139.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+173.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	100mg	95%
Phosphorus	641mg	135mg	72%
Saturated fat	18.057g	2.395g	71%
Sodium	1671mg	35mg	71%
Fats	31.79g	5g	41%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.75µg	31%
Cholesterol	100mg	13mg	29%
Vitamin A	250µg	2µg	28%
Selenium	20.2µg	9.7µg	19%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.52mg	18%
Protein	18.13g	9g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	2.136g	15%
Calories	371kcal	97kcal	14%
Iron	0.63mg	0mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.469g	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.01mg	5%
Magnesium	26mg	11mg	4%
Choline	36.2mg	15.1mg	4%
Copper	0.046mg	0.017mg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.278mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.023mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.331mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.208mg	1%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.009mg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	3.98g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	3.98g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	141mg	0%
Sugar	2.26g	4g	N/A
Trans fat	1.144g	0g	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	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g	0.023g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g	0.209g	N/A