Caesar salad vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between caesar salad and Swiss cheese?

Caesar salad is higher in vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3, yet Swiss cheese is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin A.
Swiss cheese's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 111% more.
Caesar salad has 51 times more vitamin B3 than Swiss cheese. While caesar salad has 3.237mg of vitamin B3, Swiss cheese has only 0.064mg.
The amount of cholesterol in caesar salad is lower.
The glycemic index of Swiss cheese is lower.

We used LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Cheese, swiss types in this article.

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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.

Caesar salad

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+136.1%
Contains more IronIron	+1700%
Contains more CopperCopper	+168.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1134.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+282%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+148.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.8%

~equal in Selenium ~30µg

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.

Caesar salad

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4957.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+321.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+665%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.302mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.4µg	3.06µg	111%
Calcium	233mg	890mg	66%
Saturated fat	4.206g	18.227g	64%
Phosphorus	231mg	574mg	49%
Fats	9.54g	30.99g	33%
Vitamin B1	0.377mg	0.011mg	31%
Iron	2.34mg	0.13mg	28%
Protein	13.39g	26.96g	27%
Zinc	1.61mg	4.37mg	25%
Cholesterol	24mg	93mg	23%
Vitamin A	78µg	288µg	23%
Vitamin B3	3.237mg	0.064mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.38g	8.046g	14%
Manganese	0.321mg	0.026mg	13%
Sodium	454mg	187mg	12%
Starch	25.29g		10%
Carbs	31.5g	1.44g	10%
Copper	0.126mg	0.047mg	9%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Calories	265kcal	393kcal	6%
Vitamin B6		0.071mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.9µg	1.4µg	4%
Selenium	31.4µg	30µg	3%
Potassium	170mg	72mg	3%
Folate		10µg	3%
Choline		15.5mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	0.353mg	2%
Fructose	1.13g	0g	1%
Magnesium	28mg	33mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.461g	1.341g	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	1.44g	N/A
Sugar	4.02g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.61mg	0.6mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.297mg	0.302mg	0%
Trans fat		0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.15mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.547mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	1.137mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	0.523mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.3mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.717mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	0.7mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.36mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.155g	0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.734g	N/A