Cheese sandwich vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese sandwich and whey?

Cheese sandwich is richer than whey in phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 48% more.
Cheese sandwich has 1083 times more manganese than whey. While cheese sandwich has 1.083mg of manganese, whey has only 0.001mg.
The amount of saturated fat in whey is lower.
The glycemic index of whey is lower.

We used Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling and Whey, sweet, fluid types 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.

Cheese sandwich

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+575%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+334%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+90.1%
Contains more IronIron	+4266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+569.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+730.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+108200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1178.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-93.6%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+894.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+62.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+741.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6300%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.011g	61%
Phosphorus	382mg	46mg	48%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.001mg	47%
Selenium	24.3µg	1.9µg	41%
Fats	25g	0.36g	38%
Sodium	839mg	54mg	34%
Iron	2.62mg	0.06mg	32%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.036mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.1g	26%
Calories	497kcal	27kcal	24%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.158mg	21%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	0.074mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.031mg	18%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.23g	18%
Carbs	58.2g	5.14g	18%
Protein	9.8g	0.85g	18%
Copper	0.16mg	0.004mg	17%
Calcium	204mg	47mg	16%
Folate	64µg	1µg	16%
Fiber	3.1g	0g	12%
Magnesium	54mg	8mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0.28µg	7%
Zinc	0.87mg	0.13mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.383mg	5%
Potassium	306mg	161mg	4%
Choline		16mg	3%
Cholesterol	7mg	2mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0.1mg	2%
Net carbs	55.1g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar		5.14g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.016mg	0%