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Crackers vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crackers and cheese different?

  • Crackers have more vitamin K, iron, and vitamin B1; however, cheese is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 67% more than crackers.
  • Crackers have 29 times more vitamin K than cheese. Crackers have 69.3µg of vitamin K, while cheese has 2.4µg.
  • Crackers contain less saturated fat.
  • Crackers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of crackers is 63, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.

Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Cheese, cheddar types were used 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.3%
Contains more IronIron +2778.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +246.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1718.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +491.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +642.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +325.4%

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% 0% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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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% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +326.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7276.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2787.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +240.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.428mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.41mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.066mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Cheese DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 1.421g 78%
Saturated fat 5.562g 18.867g 60%
Calcium 120mg 710mg 59%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 2.4µg 56%
Iron 4.03mg 0.14mg 49%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.1µg 46%
Selenium 6.7µg 28.5µg 40%
Vitamin A 0µg 330µg 37%
Cholesterol 0mg 99mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.029mg 32%
Protein 6.64g 22.87g 32%
Phosphorus 248mg 455mg 30%
Zinc 0.49mg 3.64mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.059mg 27%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.027mg 20%
Carbs 61.3g 3.09g 19%
Folate 92µg 27µg 16%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 0.71mg 15%
Fats 26.43g 33.31g 11%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Copper 0.104mg 0.03mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 9.246g 7%
Calories 510kcal 404kcal 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Sodium 726mg 653mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 24IU 3%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.428mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 27mg 2%
Potassium 118mg 76mg 1%
Choline 9.6mg 16.5mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0.48g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.41mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.066mg 0%
Trans fat 1.076g 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.547mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
Cheese
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1883.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +244.4%
Contains more FatsFats +26%
Contains more WaterWater +1079%
Contains more OtherOther +49%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
Cheese
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64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +824.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 12%
Starch: 49.69 g
Sucrose: 6.95 g
Glucose: 0.47 g
Fructose: 0.29 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.48 g
Galactose: 0 g
Cheese
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54% 25% 21%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.26 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0.12 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +80.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/nutrients
  2. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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