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Cheshire cheese vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheshire cheese and kefir different?

  • Cheshire cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin A than kefir.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cheshire cheese is 94% higher.
  • Cheshire cheese contains 21 times more cholesterol than kefir. While cheshire cheese contains 103mg of cholesterol, kefir contains only 5mg.
  • Kefir has less saturated fat.

Cheese, cheshire and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 193% 8.4% 7.9% 14% 76% 199% 91% 1.6% 79%
Kefir
Kefir
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 14% 1.5% 3% 13% 45% 5.2% 0.65% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +394.6%
Contains more IronIron +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +366.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +506.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +341.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +302.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%

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.
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% 78% 0% 0% 12% 68% 1.5% 25% 17% 104% 0% 14% 0%
Kefir
Kefir
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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 0.67% 57% 0.4% 15% 7.5% 31% 2.8% 23% 13% 36% 0.25% 9.8% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +186.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.385mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheshire cheese Kefir DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.475g 0.658g 86%
Calcium 643mg 130mg 51%
Phosphorus 464mg 105mg 51%
Fats 30.6g 0.93g 46%
Protein 23.37g 3.79g 39%
Cholesterol 103mg 5mg 33%
Sodium 700mg 40mg 29%
Vitamin B12 0.83µg 0.29µg 23%
Zinc 2.79mg 0.46mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.671g 0.31g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.6µg 20%
Calories 387kcal 41kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.293mg 0.135mg 12%
Vitamin A 233µg 171µg 7%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.87g 0.053g 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Copper 0.042mg 0.009mg 4%
Choline 15.2mg 3%
Iron 0.21mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 95mg 164mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.058mg 1%
Folate 18µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.046mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.413mg 0.385mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 4.78g 4.48g 0%
Net carbs 4.78g 4.48g N/A
Sugar 4.61g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0.012mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.037g N/A
Tryptophan 0.3mg 0%
Threonine 0.832mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.451mg 0%
Leucine 2.238mg 0%
Lysine 1.945mg 0%
Methionine 0.612mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.231mg 0%
Valine 1.56mg 0%
Histidine 0.821mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 31% 5% 38% 4%
Protein: 23.37 g
Fats: 30.6 g
Carbs: 4.78 g
Water: 37.65 g
Other: 3.6 g
Kefir
Kefir
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4% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +516.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3190.3%
Contains more OtherOther +393.2%
Contains more WaterWater +139.2%
~equal in Carbs ~4.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.475 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.671 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.87 g
Kefir
Kefir
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64% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.658 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.31 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2697.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1541.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Cheshire cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173415/nutrients
  2. Kefir - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170904/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.