Cheesecake vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cheesecake and yogurt

Cheesecake has more vitamin A and iron; however, yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and calcium.
Cheesecake covers your daily need for saturated fat, 49% more than yogurt.
Cheesecake has 137 times more vitamin A than yogurt. While cheesecake has 547IU of vitamin A, yogurt has only 4IU.
Yogurt has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of cheesecake is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheesecake commercially prepared and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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.

Cheesecake

Yogurt

Contains more IronIron	+800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1455.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+115.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+45.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.52mg

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.

Cheesecake

Yogurt

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+15800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+5500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+204%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+341.2%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.208mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.921g	0.117g	45%
Fats	22.5g	0.39g	34%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.75µg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	8.634g	0.053g	21%
Vitamin A	159µg	1µg	18%
Sodium	438mg	36mg	17%
Cholesterol	55mg	5mg	17%
Calories	321kcal	59kcal	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.012g	11%
Protein	5.5g	10.19g	9%
Selenium	5.2µg	9.7µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.193mg	0.278mg	7%
Carbs	25.5g	3.6g	7%
Iron	0.63mg	0.07mg	7%
Manganese	0.14mg	0.009mg	6%
Calcium	51mg	110mg	6%
Choline	45.9mg	15.1mg	6%
Phosphorus	93mg	135mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.331mg	5%
Vitamin K	4.4µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.56mg	0.01mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Fiber	0.4g	0g	2%
Potassium	90mg	141mg	2%
Vitamin D	18IU	0IU	2%
Vitamin B6	0.052mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	25.1g	3.6g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	21.8g	3.24g	N/A
Copper	0.02mg	0.017mg	0%
Zinc	0.51mg	0.52mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.195mg	0.208mg	0%
Trans fat		0.006g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.064mg		0%
Threonine	0.222mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.281mg		0%
Leucine	0.464mg		0%
Lysine	0.372mg		0%
Methionine	0.136mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.258mg		0%
Valine	0.314mg		0%
Histidine	0.133mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A