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Blue cheese vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between blue cheese and tomatoes

  • Tomatoes have less phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, selenium, and zinc than blue cheese.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 93% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes have less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, blue and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5180%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1464.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1512.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1166.7%
~equal in Potassium ~237mg

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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +371.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1910.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1842.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +229.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Tomato DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 0.028g 85%
Calcium 528mg 10mg 52%
Phosphorus 387mg 24mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Sodium 1146mg 5mg 50%
Fats 28.74g 0.2g 44%
Protein 21.4g 0.88g 41%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.089mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.019mg 28%
Selenium 14.5µg 0µg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.17mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0.031g 19%
Vitamin A 198µg 42µg 17%
Calories 353kcal 18kcal 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 13.7mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.08mg 7%
Folate 36µg 15µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.083g 5%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.114mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 7.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0.594mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 6.7mg 2%
Copper 0.04mg 0.059mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.037mg 1%
Carbs 2.34g 3.89g 1%
Potassium 256mg 237mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 2.69g N/A
Iron 0.31mg 0.27mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.014mg 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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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2331.8%
Contains more FatsFats +14270%
Contains more OtherOther +902%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.2%
Contains more WaterWater +122.9%

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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20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24990.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +863.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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