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Blue cheese vs. Dashi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between blue cheese and dashi

  • Blue cheese has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, dashi is higher in vitamin K, selenium, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 76% more than dashi.
  • Dashi contains 30 times less zinc than blue cheese. Blue cheese contains 2.66mg of zinc, while dashi contains 0.09mg.
  • Dashi has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, blue and Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry.

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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 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +182.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +2855.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +143.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.7%
Contains more IronIron +232.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.3%
~equal in Sodium ~1067mg

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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +692%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +306.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +188%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +244.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2687.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +643.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Dashi DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 3.433g 69%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 66.9µg 54%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0.3µg 38%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 35%
Calcium 528mg 187mg 34%
Phosphorus 387mg 166mg 32%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 4.485g 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 27.6µg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.09mg 23%
Fats 28.74g 13.89g 23%
Carbs 2.34g 64.88g 21%
Cholesterol 75mg 13mg 21%
Vitamin A 198µg 25µg 19%
Choline 15.4mg 114.5mg 18%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 2.46mg 9%
Iron 0.31mg 1.03mg 9%
Protein 21.4g 16.7g 9%
Magnesium 23mg 56mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.1mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 5.365g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.1mg 5%
Folate 36µg 21µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.43mg 4%
Calories 353kcal 438kcal 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.72mg 3%
Sodium 1146mg 1067mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Potassium 256mg 309mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.1mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 64.68g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 14.47g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 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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17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.1%
Contains more FatsFats +106.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1743.9%
Contains more OtherOther +129.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2672.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Dashi
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26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +460.6%

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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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.