American cheese vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between American cheese and oranges

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B2, while oranges have more vitamin C.
American cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 101% more than oranges.
American cheese has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of American cheese is 27, while the glycemic index of oranges is 45.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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

Orange

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2512.5%
Contains more IronIron	+530%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+4478.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3940%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%

~equal in Copper ~0.045mg

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

Orange

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2172.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+344.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+485%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+331%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+480%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+271.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+275%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	40mg	101%
Phosphorus	641mg	14mg	90%
Saturated fat	18.057g	0.015g	82%
Sodium	1671mg	0mg	73%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0µg	63%
Vitamin C	0mg	53.2mg	59%
Fats	31.79g	0.12g	49%
Selenium	20.2µg	0.5µg	36%
Protein	18.13g	0.94g	34%
Cholesterol	100mg	0mg	33%
Vitamin A	250µg	11µg	27%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.07mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	0.023g	21%
Calories	371kcal	47kcal	16%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.04mg	15%
Fiber	0g	2.4g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.025g	8%
Iron	0.63mg	0.1mg	7%
Folate	8µg	30µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.087mg	6%
Choline	36.2mg	8.4mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.18mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	10mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Carbs	3.7g	11.75g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.25mg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.025mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.282mg	1%
Potassium	132mg	181mg	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	9.35g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	9.35g	N/A
Copper	0.046mg	0.045mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.06mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.015mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.025mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.023mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.047mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.031mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.04mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.018mg	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