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Blue cheese vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between blue cheese and salsa

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, and zinc; however, salsa has more iron.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 93% more.
  • Salsa is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, blue and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1190%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3525%
Contains more IronIron +622.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
~equal in Potassium ~270mg

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +607.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1173.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +89.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.4%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Salsa DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 0.029g 85%
Calcium 528mg 12mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Phosphorus 387mg 30mg 51%
Fats 28.74g 0.2g 44%
Protein 21.4g 1.5g 40%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 35%
Sodium 1146mg 430mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.03mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.4µg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Iron 0.31mg 2.24mg 24%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.17mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0.016g 19%
Vitamin A 198µg 28µg 19%
Calories 353kcal 36kcal 16%
Copper 0.04mg 0.096mg 6%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.107g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Folate 36µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.05mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 16mg 2%
Carbs 2.34g 7g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.149mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 5.6g N/A
Potassium 256mg 270mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 1.08mg 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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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1326.7%
Contains more FatsFats +14270%
Contains more OtherOther +219.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +199.1%
Contains more WaterWater +111.5%

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48512.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +647.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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

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.