Cheese vs. Port Salut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheese and port Salut

Cheese has more selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium; however, port Salut is higher in vitamin B12.
Cheese covers your daily need for selenium, 25% more than port Salut.
Cheese has 2 times more vitamin B2 than port Salut. While cheese has 0.428mg of vitamin B2, port Salut has only 0.24mg.
Port Salut has less sodium.
The glycemic index of port Salut is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cheddar and Cheese, port de salut.

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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

Port Salut

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+36.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+145.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+96.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+78.9%
Contains more IronIron	+207.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.2%

~equal in Calcium ~650mg

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

Port Salut

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+195.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+78.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+36.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~315µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	28.5µg	14.5µg	25%
Vitamin B12	1.1µg	1.5µg	17%
Phosphorus	455mg	360mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg	0.24mg	14%
Saturated fat	18.867g	16.691g	10%
Zinc	3.64mg	2.6mg	9%
Fats	33.31g	28.2g	8%
Cholesterol	99mg	123mg	8%
Calcium	710mg	650mg	6%
Sodium	653mg	534mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g	0.729g	5%
Iron	0.14mg	0.43mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.21mg	4%
Calories	404kcal	352kcal	3%
Vitamin E	0.71mg	0.24mg	3%
Protein	22.87g	23.78g	2%
Potassium	76mg	136mg	2%
Vitamin A	330µg	315µg	2%
Folate	27µg	18µg	2%
Carbs	3.09g	0.57g	1%
Magnesium	27mg	24mg	1%
Copper	0.03mg	0.022mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.5µg	1%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.011mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.014mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.053mg	1%
Net carbs	3.09g	0.57g	N/A
Vitamin D	24 IU	21 IU	0%
Sugar	0.48g	0.57g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.059mg	0.06mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.917g		N/A
Choline	16.5mg	15.4mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g	9.338g	0%
Tryptophan	0.547mg	0.343mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.876mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.206mg	1.446mg	0%
Leucine	1.939mg	2.482mg	0%
Lysine	1.025mg	1.987mg	0%
Methionine	0.547mg	0.734mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.074mg	1.323mg	0%
Valine	1.404mg	1.707mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.686mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A