Cream cheese vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cream cheese and cheese sandwich

Cream cheese has more vitamin A; however, cheese sandwich is richer in manganese, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Cream cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 80% more than cheese sandwich.
Cheese sandwich has 16 times less vitamin A than cream cheese. Cream cheese has 1111IU of vitamin A, while cheese sandwich has 71IU.
Cheese sandwich contains less cholesterol.
Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54, while the glycemic index of cream cheese is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, cream and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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.

Cream cheese

Cheese sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-62.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+110.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+131.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2281.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+788.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+257%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+9745.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.6%

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.

Cream cheese

Cheese sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1456.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+366.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+611.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.213g	4.129g	73%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	9.166g	51%
Manganese	0.011mg	1.083mg	47%
Phosphorus	107mg	382mg	39%
Vitamin A	308µg	21µg	32%
Cholesterol	101mg	7mg	31%
Iron	0.11mg	2.62mg	31%
Selenium	8.6µg	24.3µg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.358mg	28%
Sodium	314mg	839mg	23%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	3.185mg	19%
Carbs	5.52g	58.2g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.261mg	16%
Copper	0.018mg	0.16mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.427mg	15%
Fats	34.44g	25g	15%
Folate	9µg	64µg	14%
Fiber	0g	3.1g	12%
Calcium	97mg	204mg	11%
Magnesium	9mg	54mg	11%
Protein	6.15g	9.8g	7%
Calories	350kcal	497kcal	7%
Vitamin E	0.86mg		6%
Choline	27.2mg		5%
Potassium	132mg	306mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.12µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	10.351g	4%
Zinc	0.5mg	0.87mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.622mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.5mg	2%
Net carbs	5.52g	55.1g	N/A
Sugar	3.76g		N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	0.698mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	0.344mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	0.472mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	0.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.219mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A