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Chocolate brownie vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate brownie and American cheese?

  • Chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, and iron, yet American cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, and zinc.
  • American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 99% more.
  • Chocolate brownie has 14 times more manganese than American cheese. While chocolate brownie has 0.587mg of manganese, American cheese has only 0.041mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in chocolate brownie is lower.
  • The glycemic index of American cheese is lower.

We used Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 314% 12% 24% 15% 68% 275% 218% 5.3% 110%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +103.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +192.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +743.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1331.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1733.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +156.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +385.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.7%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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% 83% 16% 9% 3.8% 54% 1.4% 24% 12% 188% 6.5% 6% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +840%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1192.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +42%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +837.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie American cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 57mg 1045mg 99%
Phosphorus 132mg 641mg 73%
Sodium 343mg 1671mg 58%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 1.5µg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 1.286g 54%
Saturated fat 7.319g 18.057g 49%
Copper 0.388mg 0.046mg 38%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.041mg 24%
Protein 6.2g 18.13g 24%
Carbs 50.2g 3.7g 16%
Selenium 11.5µg 20.2µg 16%
Iron 1.84mg 0.63mg 15%
Zinc 0.97mg 2.49mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.015mg 11%
Cholesterol 73mg 100mg 9%
Vitamin A 176µg 250µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 8.236g 7%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Magnesium 53mg 26mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 0.076mg 6%
Calories 466kcal 371kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Folate 29µg 8µg 5%
Fats 29.1g 31.79g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.234mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.403mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Potassium 176mg 132mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 2.26g N/A
Trans fat 1.144g N/A
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.772mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 1.516mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.939mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 1.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.546mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.137g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.021g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.79g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 g
18% 32% 4% 40% 7%
Protein: 18.13 g
Fats: 31.79 g
Carbs: 3.7 g
Water: 39.61 g
Other: 6.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1256.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +192.4%
Contains more WaterWater +214.4%
Contains more OtherOther +256.3%
~equal in Fats ~31.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 g
65% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.057 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.236 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.286 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +631.9%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/nutrients
  2. American cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171290/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.