Chinese cuisine vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chinese cuisine and whey?

Chinese cuisine is richer than whey in vitamin K, vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B12.
Chinese cuisine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 43% more.
Chinese cuisine has 116 times more vitamin C than whey. While chinese cuisine has 11.6mg of vitamin C, whey has only 0.1mg.
The amount of sodium in whey is lower.
The glycemic index of whey is lower.

We used Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables and Whey, sweet, fluid 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.

Chinese cuisine

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.7%
Contains more IronIron	+1750%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1125%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1053.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+65.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+252.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.8%

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.

Chinese cuisine

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1683.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+419.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+115.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2

+187.3%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.036mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	51.3µg	0µg	43%
Sodium	409mg	54mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.13g	0.011g	14%
Vitamin C	11.6mg	0.1mg	13%
Iron	1.11mg	0.06mg	13%
Protein	7.08g	0.85g	12%
Zinc	1.5mg	0.13mg	12%
Folate	45µg	1µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.161mg	0.031mg	10%
Selenium	6.7µg	1.9µg	9%
Fats	5.3g	0.36g	8%
Vitamin B3	1.32mg	0.074mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.158mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.48µg	0.28µg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	3µg	7%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Manganese	0.147mg	0.001mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.82mg	0mg	5%
Copper	0.049mg	0.004mg	5%
Cholesterol	14mg	2mg	4%
Phosphorus	76mg	46mg	4%
Calories	105kcal	27kcal	4%
Choline	34.5mg	16mg	3%
Saturated fat	0.978g	0.23g	3%
Calcium	22mg	47mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.217g	0.1g	3%
Magnesium	15mg	8mg	2%
Fructose	0.55g		1%
Vitamin B5	0.443mg	0.383mg	1%
Starch	1.82g		1%
Potassium	204mg	161mg	1%
Carbs	7.29g	5.14g	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Net carbs	5.79g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Sugar	2.41g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.036mg	0%
Trans fat	0.058g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.083mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.313mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.314mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	0.525mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.552mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.158mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.317mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.327mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.207mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.264g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.803g		N/A