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Blue cheese vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between blue cheese and merlot?

  • Merlot has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, selenium, zinc, folate, and vitamin B6 than blue cheese.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 52% higher.
  • Merlot contains less sodium.

We used Cheese, blue and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types in this comparison.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +91.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1582.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7150%
Contains more IronIron +48.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1366.7%

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% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
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 +1132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +353.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5663.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Merlot DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 85%
Calcium 528mg 8mg 52%
Phosphorus 387mg 23mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Sodium 1146mg 4mg 50%
Fats 28.74g 0g 44%
Protein 21.4g 0.07g 43%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.03mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.031mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.2µg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.14mg 23%
Vitamin A 198µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 19%
Calories 353kcal 83kcal 14%
Folate 36µg 1µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.057mg 8%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0.224mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 5%
Potassium 256mg 127mg 4%
Copper 0.04mg 0.011mg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Iron 0.31mg 0.46mg 2%
Carbs 2.34g 2.51g 0%
Net carbs 2.34g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0.62g N/A
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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30471.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +104.2%
Contains more OtherOther +111.9%
~equal in Carbs ~2.51g

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.