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Blue cheese vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between blue cheese and flour

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, and phosphorus; however, flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 93% more than flour.
  • Flour has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, blue and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +280%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.3%
Contains more IronIron +1396.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7477.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +700%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2606.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +481.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +408.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Flour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.669g 0.155g 84%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.785mg 63%
Iron 0.31mg 4.64mg 54%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 0µg 51%
Calcium 528mg 15mg 51%
Sodium 1146mg 2mg 50%
Fats 28.74g 0.98g 43%
Phosphorus 387mg 108mg 40%
Folate 36µg 183µg 37%
Selenium 14.5µg 33.9µg 35%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 5.904mg 31%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.682mg 29%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.438mg 26%
Cholesterol 75mg 0mg 25%
Carbs 2.34g 76.31g 25%
Protein 21.4g 10.33g 22%
Vitamin A 198µg 0µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 0.087g 19%
Zinc 2.66mg 0.7mg 18%
Copper 0.04mg 0.144mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.494mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.044mg 9%
Potassium 256mg 107mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.413g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.3µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 10.4mg 1%
Calories 353kcal 364kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2832.7%
Contains more WaterWater +255.8%
Contains more OtherOther +1010.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3161.1%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8840.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.