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Colby cheese vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between colby cheese and egg whites

  • Colby cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, and iron; however, egg whites are higher in selenium.
  • Colby cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 101% more than egg whites.
  • Egg whites have less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, colby and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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 19% 206% 11% 29% 14% 84% 196% 79% 1.6% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9685.7%
Contains more IronIron +850%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +10133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2946.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

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% 88% 5.6% 9% 3.8% 87% 1.7% 13% 18% 104% 6.8% 14% 8.4%
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% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1480%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +822.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more CholineCholine +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Colby cheese Egg white DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.218g 0g 92%
Calcium 685mg 7mg 68%
Phosphorus 457mg 15mg 63%
Fats 32.11g 0.17g 49%
Cholesterol 95mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin B12 0.83µg 0.09µg 31%
Vitamin A 264µg 0µg 29%
Zinc 3.07mg 0.03mg 28%
Protein 23.76g 10.9g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.28g 0g 23%
Sodium 604mg 166mg 19%
Calories 394kcal 52kcal 17%
Selenium 14.5µg 20µg 10%
Iron 0.76mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.005mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.953g 0g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.375mg 0.439mg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Folate 18µg 4µg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 1.1mg 3%
Vitamin D 24IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.042mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.004mg 1%
Potassium 127mg 163mg 1%
Carbs 2.57g 0.73g 1%
Net carbs 2.57g 0.73g N/A
Sugar 0.52g 0.71g N/A
Manganese 0.012mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.105mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 0.19mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.845mg 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.475mg 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 2.275mg 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 1.978mg 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.622mg 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.251mg 0.686mg 0%
Valine 1.586mg 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.834mg 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 32% 3% 38% 3%
Protein: 23.76 g
Fats: 32.11 g
Carbs: 2.57 g
Water: 38.2 g
Other: 3.36 g
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more FatsFats +18788.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +252.1%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%
Contains more WaterWater +129.2%

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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. Colby cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173416/nutrients
  2. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.