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Crème caramel vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crème caramel and whey different?

  • Crème caramel is higher than whey in selenium, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Crème caramel covers your daily need for cholesterol, 29% more than whey.
  • Crème caramel contains 13 times more monounsaturated fat than whey. Crème caramel contains 1.266g of monounsaturated fat, while whey contains 0.1g.
  • Whey is lower in cholesterol.
  • Crème caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than whey (43).

Desserts, flan, caramel custard, prepared-from-recipe and Whey, sweet, fluid 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 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.6%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more ZincZinc +261.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +357.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.4%
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Whey DV% diff.
Cholesterol 90mg 2mg 29%
Selenium 8.7µg 1.9µg 12%
Phosphorus 96mg 46mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.799g 0.23g 7%
Protein 4.53g 0.85g 7%
Calories 145kcal 27kcal 6%
Fats 4.03g 0.36g 6%
Carbs 22.78g 5.14g 6%
Vitamin A 46µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.158mg 4%
Iron 0.38mg 0.06mg 4%
Calcium 83mg 47mg 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.28µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 0.383mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 0.011g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 0.1g 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.13mg 3%
Copper 0.028mg 0.004mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0mg 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Potassium 118mg 161mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 22.78g 5.14g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 23.15g 5.14g N/A
Sodium 53mg 54mg 0%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.036mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.074mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 g
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +432.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1019.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +343.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.1%
Contains more WaterWater +36.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 g
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1166%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3463.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.