American cheese vs. White chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between American cheese and white chocolate

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, and zinc; however, white chocolate is richer in vitamin K.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 85% more than white chocolate.
White chocolate has 32 times less vitamin A than American cheese. American cheese has 945IU of vitamin A, while white chocolate has 30IU.
White chocolate contains less sodium.
White chocolate has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of white chocolate is 41, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Candies, white chocolate.

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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

White chocolate

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+425.1%
Contains more IronIron	+162.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+236.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+264.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+412.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+348.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+30.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%

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

White chocolate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2677.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+167.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+880.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+250%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.056mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	199mg	85%
Sodium	1671mg	90mg	69%
Phosphorus	641mg	176mg	66%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.56µg	39%
Selenium	20.2µg	4.5µg	29%
Vitamin A	250µg	9µg	27%
Cholesterol	100mg	21mg	26%
Protein	18.13g	5.87g	25%
Carbs	3.7g	59.24g	19%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.74mg	16%
Calories	371kcal	539kcal	8%
Saturated fat	18.057g	19.412g	6%
Iron	0.63mg	0.24mg	5%
Potassium	132mg	286mg	5%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	9.1µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.608mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.063mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.282mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.745mg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	12mg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	9.097g	2%
Copper	0.046mg	0.06mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	1.013g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Choline	36.2mg	29.5mg	1%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.008mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.96mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Fats	31.79g	32.09g	0%
Net carbs	3.7g	59.04g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	59g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.056mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g	0g	N/A
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
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	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