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Cheese sandwich vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese sandwich and baby food different?

  • Baby food is higher than cheese sandwich in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, copper, fiber, and zinc.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 561% more than cheese sandwich.
  • Cheese sandwich contains 280 times more sodium than baby food. Cheese sandwich contains 839mg of sodium, while baby food contains 3mg.

Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types were used 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +259.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.8%
Contains more IronIron +1713%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +175.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~392mg
~equal in Selenium ~25.9µg

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 0%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +581%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +536.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +989.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 2.62mg 47.5mg 561%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 34.714mg 197%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 2.717mg 176%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 2.438mg 173%
Calcium 204mg 733mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 1.697g 50%
Manganese 1.083mg 47%
Sodium 839mg 3mg 36%
Fats 25g 4.4g 32%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 1.206g 23%
Copper 0.16mg 0.334mg 19%
Fiber 3.1g 7.5g 18%
Saturated fat 4.129g 0.769g 15%
Zinc 0.87mg 2.4mg 14%
Magnesium 54mg 100mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 1.074mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0.189mg 6%
Calories 497kcal 379kcal 6%
Carbs 58.2g 73.4g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Protein 9.8g 12.2g 5%
Folate 64µg 43µg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Potassium 306mg 437mg 4%
Selenium 24.3µg 25.9µg 3%
Vitamin A 21µg 1µg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Phosphorus 382mg 392mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 2.3mg 1%
Net carbs 55.1g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +468.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more WaterWater +109.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +758.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.4%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.