Roquefort vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between roquefort and whey

Whey has less calcium, phosphorus, protein, fats, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B5 than roquefort.
Roquefort covers your daily need for saturated fat 95% more than whey.
Roquefort has 98 times more vitamin A than whey. While roquefort has 294µg of vitamin A, whey has only 3µg.
Whey has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, roquefort and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Roquefort

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1308.5%
Contains more IronIron	+833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+752.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+76.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Roquefort

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+9700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+891.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+352%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4800%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.263g	0.23g	87%
Sodium	1809mg	54mg	76%
Calcium	662mg	47mg	62%
Phosphorus	392mg	46mg	49%
Fats	30.64g	0.36g	47%
Protein	21.54g	0.85g	41%
Vitamin B2	0.586mg	0.158mg	33%
Vitamin A	294µg	3µg	32%
Cholesterol	90mg	2mg	29%
Vitamin B5	1.731mg	0.383mg	27%
Selenium	14.5µg	1.9µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.474g	0.1g	21%
Zinc	2.08mg	0.13mg	18%
Calories	369kcal	27kcal	17%
Vitamin B12	0.64µg	0.28µg	15%
Folate	49µg	1µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.32g	0.011g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.124mg	0.031mg	7%
Iron	0.56mg	0.06mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	8mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.734mg	0.074mg	4%
Copper	0.034mg	0.004mg	3%
Choline		16mg	3%
Potassium	91mg	161mg	2%
Carbs	2g	5.14g	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.001mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	171kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.48	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	2g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar		5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.036mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.303mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.217mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.114mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	1.848mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.023mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.614mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.602mg	0.016mg	0%