American cheese vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between American cheese and whey?

American cheese is richer than whey in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, and iron.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 100% more.
American cheese has 79 times more vitamin A than whey. While American cheese has 945IU of vitamin A, whey has only 12IU.
The amount of saturated fat in whey is lower.
The glycemic index of American cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2123.4%
Contains more IronIron	+950%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1050%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1815.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1293.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+4000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+963.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.8%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+435.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%
Contains more CholineCholine	+126.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.074mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.383mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	47mg	100%
Phosphorus	641mg	46mg	85%
Saturated fat	18.057g	0.23g	81%
Sodium	1671mg	54mg	70%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.28µg	51%
Fats	31.79g	0.36g	48%
Protein	18.13g	0.85g	35%
Cholesterol	100mg	2mg	33%
Selenium	20.2µg	1.9µg	33%
Vitamin A	250µg	3µg	27%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.13mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	0.1g	20%
Calories	371kcal	27kcal	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.011g	9%
Iron	0.63mg	0.06mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.158mg	6%
Copper	0.046mg	0.004mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0mg	5%
Choline	36.2mg	16mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Vitamin D	23IU		3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Folate	8µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.031mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.036mg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.001mg	2%
Potassium	132mg	161mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Carbs	3.7g	5.14g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.074mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.383mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.016mg	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