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Blue cheese vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between blue cheese and spread?

  • Blue cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin A, yet spread is higher in vitamin B1 and copper.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
  • Blue cheese has 44 times more calcium than spread. While blue cheese has 528mg of calcium, spread has only 12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in spread is lower.

We used Cheese, blue and Sandwich spread, pork, beef 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 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +555.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains more IronIron +154.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188.9%

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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +661.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +596%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +493.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +304.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 5.977g 58%
Calcium 528mg 12mg 52%
Phosphorus 387mg 59mg 47%
Protein 21.4g 7.66g 27%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.43mg 26%
Vitamin A 198µg 26µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.134mg 19%
Fats 28.74g 17.34g 18%
Zinc 2.66mg 1.02mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 2.565g 12%
Cholesterol 75mg 38mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.172mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 1.74mg 10%
Copper 0.04mg 0.13mg 10%
Folate 36µg 2µg 9%
Choline 15.4mg 62.3mg 9%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Calories 353kcal 235kcal 6%
Sodium 1146mg 1013mg 6%
Iron 0.31mg 0.79mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 1.73mg 4%
Potassium 256mg 110mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 1.12µg 4%
Magnesium 23mg 8mg 4%
Carbs 2.34g 11.94g 3%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.026mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 11.74g N/A
Vitamin D 21IU 22IU 0%
Sugar 0.5g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 7.584g 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.279mg 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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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.4%
Contains more FatsFats +65.7%
Contains more OtherOther +83.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +410.3%
Contains more WaterWater +42.1%

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
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.584g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.