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Cheese vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese and juice different?

  • Cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, and zinc; however, juice is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cheese is 94% higher.
  • Juice has less saturated fat.
  • Cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than juice (50).

Cheese, cheddar and Beverages, Orange juice drink are the varieties 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.
Cheese
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81%
Contains more IronIron +27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +18100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +285.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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
8
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% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Juice
4
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3450%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +583.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +575%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8374.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +657.6%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.43mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese Juice DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.867g 0g 86%
Calcium 710mg 2mg 71%
Phosphorus 455mg 4mg 64%
Selenium 28.5µg 0µg 52%
Fats 33.31g 0g 51%
Vitamin B12 1.1µg 0µg 46%
Protein 22.87g 0.2g 45%
Vitamin A 330µg 2µg 36%
Zinc 3.64mg 0.02mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.5mg 33%
Cholesterol 99mg 0mg 33%
Vitamin B3 0.059mg 5mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.38mg 29%
Sodium 653mg 2mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.246g 0.01g 23%
Calories 404kcal 54kcal 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.421g 0.01g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.06mg 7%
Folate 27µg 4µg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0.02mg 5%
Carbs 3.09g 13.41g 3%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin D 24IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Potassium 76mg 42mg 1%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.007mg 1%
Copper 0.03mg 0.018mg 1%
Net carbs 3.09g 13.21g N/A
Iron 0.14mg 0.11mg 0%
Sugar 0.48g 9.36g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.428mg 0.43mg 0%
Trans fat 0.917g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.074mg 0%
Valine 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cheese
3
23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Juice
2
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11335%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1852.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +334%
Contains more WaterWater +132.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cheese
2
64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Juice
1
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92360%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14110%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients
  2. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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