Cheese vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cheese and truffle?

Cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, and phosphorus; however, truffle is richer in fiber, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Truffle's daily need coverage for fiber is 280% more.
Truffle has less cholesterol.
Cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than truffle (45).

We used Cheese, cheddar and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried 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

Truffle

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+346.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+175.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+207.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+892.1%
Contains more IronIron	+4100%
Contains more CopperCopper	+510%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7125.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.3%

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

Truffle

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10522%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber	0g	70.1g	280%
Saturated fat	18.867g		86%
Manganese	0.027mg	1.951mg	84%
Iron	0.14mg	5.88mg	72%
Calcium	710mg	159mg	55%
Fats	33.31g	0.73g	50%
Vitamin B12	1.1µg	0µg	46%
Phosphorus	455mg	184mg	39%
Vitamin B3	0.059mg	6.267mg	39%
Vitamin A	330µg	0µg	37%
Cholesterol	99mg	0mg	33%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg	0.844mg	32%
Protein	22.87g	9.25g	27%
Sodium	653mg	35mg	27%
Selenium	28.5µg	43.4µg	27%
Carbs	3.09g	73.01g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g		23%
Zinc	3.64mg	1.32mg	21%
Potassium	76mg	754mg	20%
Copper	0.03mg	0.183mg	17%
Magnesium	27mg	83mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g		9%
Calories	404kcal	284kcal	6%
Vitamin E	0.71mg		5%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.112mg	4%
Vitamin D*	24 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Folate	27µg	38µg	3%
Choline	16.5mg		3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.015mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	0.481mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	307kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57		N/A
Net carbs	3.09g	2.91g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g		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		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A