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Blue cheese vs. Greek yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between blue cheese and Greek yogurt?

  • Blue cheese is richer than Greek yogurt in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, and selenium.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 81% more.
  • Blue cheese has 48 times more vitamin A than Greek yogurt. While blue cheese has 721IU of vitamin A, Greek yogurt has only 15IU.
  • The amount of sodium in Greek yogurt is lower.

We used Cheese, blue and Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 30% 12% 0% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.6% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +428%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81.6%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +135.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +411.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.009mg

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%
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% 0.67% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 3.8% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +388.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +422.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +620%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Greek yogurt DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 2.395g 74%
Sodium 1146mg 35mg 48%
Calcium 528mg 100mg 43%
Fats 28.74g 5g 37%
Phosphorus 387mg 135mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.331mg 28%
Protein 21.4g 9g 25%
Vitamin A 198µg 2µg 22%
Cholesterol 75mg 13mg 21%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0.75µg 20%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.52mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 2.136g 14%
Calories 353kcal 97kcal 13%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Folate 36µg 5µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.063mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.278mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0.208mg 5%
Iron 0.31mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.017mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 256mg 141mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.01mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.469g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 2.34g 3.98g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.023mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 3.98g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 4g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.1mg 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%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.023g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.209g N/A

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
9% 5% 4% 81%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 3.98 g
Water: 81.3 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +137.8%
Contains more FatsFats +474.8%
Contains more OtherOther +609.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +70.1%
Contains more WaterWater +91.7%

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
48% 43% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.136 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.469 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +264.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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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. Greek yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171304/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.