Colby cheese vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between colby cheese and yogurt?

Colby cheese is richer than yogurt in calcium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin A, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2.
Colby cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 101% more.
Colby cheese has 249 times more vitamin A than yogurt. While colby cheese has 994IU of vitamin A, yogurt has only 4IU.
The amount of saturated fat in yogurt is lower.

We used Cheese, colby and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.

Colby cheese

Yogurt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+522.7%
Contains more IronIron	+985.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+147.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+490.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+238.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94%

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.

Colby cheese

Yogurt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+123.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+57.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.75µg

~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	20.218g	0.117g	91%
Calcium	685mg	110mg	58%
Fats	32.11g	0.39g	49%
Phosphorus	457mg	135mg	46%
Cholesterol	95mg	5mg	30%
Vitamin A	264µg	1µg	29%
Protein	23.76g	10.19g	27%
Sodium	604mg	36mg	25%
Zinc	3.07mg	0.52mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	9.28g	0.053g	23%
Calories	394kcal	59kcal	17%
Selenium	14.5µg	9.7µg	9%
Iron	0.76mg	0.07mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.375mg	0.278mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.953g	0.012g	6%
Magnesium	26mg	11mg	4%
Copper	0.042mg	0.017mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin D	24IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	0.75µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.331mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.7µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.208mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.023mg	1%
Net carbs	2.57g	3.6g	N/A
Carbs	2.57g	3.6g	0%
Potassium	127mg	141mg	0%
Sugar	0.52g	3.24g	N/A
Manganese	0.012mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat		0.006g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	15.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg		0%
Threonine	0.845mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.475mg		0%
Leucine	2.275mg		0%
Lysine	1.978mg		0%
Methionine	0.622mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.251mg		0%
Valine	1.586mg		0%
Histidine	0.834mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A