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

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Significant differences between cheese sandwich and cream cheese

Cheese sandwich has more manganese, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, cream cheese is richer in vitamin A.
Cream cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 80% more than cheese sandwich.
Cream cheese has 98 times less manganese than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich has 1.083mg of manganese, while cream cheese has 0.011mg.
Cream cheese contains less sodium.
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 Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Cheese sandwich

Cream cheese

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%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-62.6%

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.

Cheese sandwich

Cream cheese

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%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+83.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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