Cheeseburger vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheeseburgers and whey

Whey has less iron, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, and phosphorus than cheeseburgers.
Cheeseburgers cover your daily need for iron, 33% more than whey.
Cheeseburgers have 71 times more vitamin B3 than whey. While cheeseburgers have 5.217mg of vitamin B3, whey has only 0.074mg.
Whey has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of cheeseburgers is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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.

Cheeseburger

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+153.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+21.7%
Contains more IronIron	+4416.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2675%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1815.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+31500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+931.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-89.5%

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.

Cheeseburger

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+713.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+635.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+171.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6900%
Contains more CholineCholine	+80.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.71mg	0.06mg	33%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	0.074mg	32%
Selenium	19.6µg	1.9µg	32%
Protein	16.51g	0.85g	31%
Saturated fat	6.473g	0.23g	28%
Fats	14.72g	0.36g	22%
Zinc	2.49mg	0.13mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.036mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0.28µg	20%
Sodium	515mg	54mg	20%
Folate	70µg	1µg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.158mg	16%
Phosphorus	161mg	46mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.031mg	15%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.001mg	14%
Calories	308kcal	27kcal	14%
Cholesterol	43mg	2mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	0.1g	13%
Copper	0.111mg	0.004mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	0.011g	11%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Carbs	28.03g	5.14g	8%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Calcium	119mg	47mg	7%
Vitamin A	50µg	3µg	5%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	0µg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	8mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	0.383mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0mg	3%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Choline	28.9mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Potassium	196mg	161mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	26.03g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Sugar	4.88g	5.14g	N/A
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A