Bratwurst vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bratwurst and American cheese

Bratwurst has more vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, American cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and selenium.
American cheese covers your daily calcium needs 104% more than bratwurst.
American cheese contains 41 times less vitamin B3 than bratwurst. Bratwurst contains 3.11mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese contains 0.076mg.
Bratwurst has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Bratwurst, beef, and pork, smoked and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Bratwurst

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.4%
Contains more IronIron	+58.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14828.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+393.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+43.3%

~equal in Zinc ~2.49mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.041mg

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.

Bratwurst

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3992.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+78%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.234mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	7mg	1045mg	104%
Phosphorus	130mg	641mg	73%
Saturated fat	6.08g	18.057g	54%
Vitamin B12	2.67µg	1.5µg	49%
Sodium	848mg	1671mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.38mg	0.015mg	30%
Vitamin A	0µg	250µg	28%
Vitamin B3	3.11mg	0.076mg	19%
Protein	12.2g	18.13g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.054mg	11%
Selenium	14.1µg	20.2µg	11%
Fats	26.34g	31.79g	8%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Cholesterol	78mg	100mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.403mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Iron	1mg	0.63mg	5%
Calories	297kcal	371kcal	4%
Potassium	283mg	132mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.046mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Magnesium	15mg	26mg	3%
Vitamin D		23IU	3%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.234mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.58g	1.286g	2%
Folate	4µg	8µg	1%
Carbs	2g	3.7g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8g	8.236g	1%
Net carbs	2g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	0g	2.26g	N/A
Zinc	2.47mg	2.49mg	0%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.107mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.465mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.485mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	0.81mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	0.903mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.364mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.405mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	0.464mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.395mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	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