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Black gram vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between black gram and cheese

  • Black gram has more copper, iron, fiber, manganese, magnesium, and folate; however, cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Black gram's daily need coverage for copper is 106% more.
  • Black gram is lower in saturated fat.
  • Black gram has a higher glycemic index than cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Cheese, cheddar.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Cheese
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +888.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1193.4%
Contains more IronIron +5307.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +3170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5555.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +414.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +247.6%
~equal in Zinc ~3.64mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Cheese
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +841.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2352.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +325.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.981mg 0.03mg 106%
Iron 7.57mg 0.14mg 93%
Saturated fat 0.114g 18.867g 85%
Fiber 18.3g 0g 73%
Manganese 1.527mg 0.027mg 65%
Magnesium 267mg 27mg 57%
Calcium 138mg 710mg 57%
Fats 1.64g 33.31g 49%
Folate 216µg 27µg 47%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.1µg 46%
Selenium 8.2µg 28.5µg 37%
Vitamin A 1µg 330µg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 99mg 33%
Potassium 983mg 76mg 27%
Sodium 38mg 653mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 9.246g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.029mg 20%
Carbs 58.99g 3.09g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.066mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.428mg 13%
Phosphorus 379mg 455mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 0.41mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.059mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 5%
Protein 25.21g 22.87g 5%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Calories 341kcal 404kcal 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Zinc 3.35mg 3.64mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 24IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 1.421g 2%
Net carbs 40.69g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1809.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1931.1%
Contains more WaterWater +242.8%
Contains more OtherOther +10.4%
~equal in Protein ~22.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Cheese
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64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10777.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.7%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/nutrients
  2. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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