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Cheese sandwich vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cheese sandwich and milk

  • Milk has less manganese, phosphorus, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Cheese sandwich covers your daily manganese needs 47% more than milk.
  • Milk contains 87 times less iron than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich contains 2.62mg of iron, while milk contains 0.03mg.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of cheese sandwich is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +390.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104%
Contains more IronIron +8633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +302.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +636.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1690%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3324.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +605.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1180%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +176.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +291.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Milk DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 0.035g 61%
Manganese 1.083mg 0.003mg 47%
Phosphorus 382mg 95mg 41%
Selenium 24.3µg 3.3µg 38%
Fats 25g 0.97g 37%
Sodium 839mg 44mg 35%
Iron 2.62mg 0.03mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.02mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 0.277g 25%
Calories 497kcal 42kcal 23%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.185mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 0.093mg 19%
Carbs 58.2g 4.99g 18%
Copper 0.16mg 0.01mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0.037mg 17%
Saturated fat 4.129g 0.633g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0.47µg 15%
Folate 64µg 5µg 15%
Protein 9.8g 3.37g 13%
Fiber 3.1g 0g 12%
Magnesium 54mg 11mg 10%
Calcium 204mg 125mg 8%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0.361mg 5%
Potassium 306mg 150mg 5%
Vitamin A 21µg 58µg 4%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.42mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 5mg 1%
Net carbs 55.1g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +190.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2477.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1066.3%
Contains more OtherOther +406.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2710%

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
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3636.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26088.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.