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.
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% |
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
23.76 g
Fats:
32.11 g
Carbs:
2.57 g
Water:
38.2 g
Other:
3.36 g
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% |