American cheese vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between American cheese and pepperoni

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, pepperoni is richer in manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and iron.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 103% more than pepperoni.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced.

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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

Pepperoni

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+305.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+107.6%
Contains more IronIron	+111.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2519.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.6%

~equal in Zinc ~2.44mg

~equal in Sodium ~1582mg

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

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+28.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1706.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6461.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+570.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+123.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+41.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.257mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	19mg	103%
Phosphorus	641mg	158mg	69%
Manganese	0.041mg	1.074mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	20.77g	31%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	4.987mg	31%
Vitamin A	250µg	0µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.362mg	24%
Fats	31.79g	46.28g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	4.458g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.271mg	21%
Selenium	20.2µg	29µg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.93mg	11%
Iron	0.63mg	1.33mg	9%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	1.3µg	8%
Calories	371kcal	504kcal	7%
Copper	0.046mg	0.091mg	5%
Sodium	1671mg	1582mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	1.3µg	4%
Potassium	132mg	274mg	4%
Vitamin D	23IU	52IU	4%
Choline	36.2mg	51.2mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	5.8µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	1.03mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.257mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	18mg	2%
Protein	18.13g	19.25g	2%
Saturated fat	18.057g	17.708g	2%
Carbs	3.7g	1.18g	1%
Cholesterol	100mg	97mg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	1.18g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Zinc	2.49mg	2.44mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g	1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g	0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.136g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g	3.605g	N/A