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Cheese vs. Red Wine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cheese and red Wine

  • Cheese is higher than red Wine in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 94% more than red Wine.
  • The amount of saturated fat in red Wine is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, cheddar and Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red.

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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
Cheese
6
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8775%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1878.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.1%
Contains more IronIron +228.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +388.9%

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
Cheese
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 9% 110% 14% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 1% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1280.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more FolateFolate +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese Red Wine DV% diff.
Saturated fat 18.867g 0g 86%
Calcium 710mg 8mg 70%
Phosphorus 455mg 23mg 62%
Fats 33.31g 0g 51%
Selenium 28.5µg 0.2µg 51%
Protein 22.87g 0.07g 46%
Vitamin B12 1.1µg 0µg 46%
Vitamin A 330µg 0µg 37%
Cholesterol 99mg 0mg 33%
Zinc 3.64mg 0.14mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.428mg 0.031mg 31%
Sodium 653mg 4mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.246g 0g 23%
Calories 404kcal 85kcal 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.421g 0g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.41mg 0.03mg 8%
Folate 27µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.027mg 0.132mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Iron 0.14mg 0.46mg 4%
Vitamin D* 24 IU 0 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 76mg 127mg 2%
Copper 0.03mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0.4µg 2%
Choline 16.5mg 5.7mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.059mg 0.224mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.057mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.7g 0.08g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 177kcal 12143kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 25g 118g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.57 N/A
Net carbs 3.09g 2.61g N/A
Carbs 3.09g 2.61g 0%
Sugar 0.48g 0.62g N/A
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
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
3% 86% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.61 g
Water: 86.49 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32571.4%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.4%
Contains more WaterWater +133.6%
Contains more OtherOther +191.9%

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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. Red Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173190/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.