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Blue cheese vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between blue cheese and beer?

  • Blue cheese is richer than beer in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, selenium, and zinc.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 93% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in beer is lower.

We used Cheese, blue and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +283.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +848.1%
Contains more IronIron +1450%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +26500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2664.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1428%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4117.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +260.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +6000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +52.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Beer DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 0g 85%
Phosphorus 387mg 14mg 53%
Calcium 528mg 4mg 52%
Sodium 1146mg 4mg 50%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0.02µg 50%
Fats 28.74g 0g 44%
Protein 21.4g 0.46g 42%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.041mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.025mg 27%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.6µg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.01mg 24%
Vitamin A 198µg 0µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0g 19%
Calories 353kcal 43kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.046mg 9%
Folate 36µg 6µg 8%
Potassium 256mg 27mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0g 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0.005mg 4%
Iron 0.31mg 0.02mg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 6mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0.513mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 10.1mg 1%
Carbs 2.34g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 2.34g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.008mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4552.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +26.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.7%
Contains more WaterWater +116.8%

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.