Dashi vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dashi and American cheese

Dashi has more vitamin K, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3; however, American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 86% higher.
American cheese has 32 times less vitamin B3 than dashi. Dashi has 2.46mg of vitamin B3, while American cheese has 0.076mg.
Dashi is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Dashi

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+134.1%
Contains more IronIron	+63.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+458.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2666.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+286.1%

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.

Dashi

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+83.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2473.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+216.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	187mg	1045mg	86%
Phosphorus	166mg	641mg	68%
Saturated fat	3.433g	18.057g	66%
Vitamin K	66.9µg	2.6µg	54%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.5µg	50%
Cholesterol	13mg	100mg	29%
Fats	13.89g	31.79g	28%
Sodium	1067mg	1671mg	26%
Vitamin A	25µg	250µg	25%
Zinc	0.09mg	2.49mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.485g	1.286g	21%
Carbs	64.88g	3.7g	20%
Vitamin B3	2.46mg	0.076mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.43mg	0.234mg	15%
Choline	114.5mg	36.2mg	14%
Selenium	27.6µg	20.2µg	13%
Vitamin B5		0.403mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.015mg	7%
Magnesium	56mg	26mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	5.365g	8.236g	7%
Copper	0mg	0.046mg	5%
Potassium	309mg	132mg	5%
Iron	1.03mg	0.63mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.054mg	4%
Protein	16.7g	18.13g	3%
Folate	21µg	8µg	3%
Calories	438kcal	371kcal	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	23IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Manganese		0.041mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.72mg	0.8mg	1%
Fiber	0.2g	0g	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	64.68g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar	14.47g	2.26g	N/A
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.232mg	0%
Threonine		0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.938mg	0%
Leucine		1.716mg	0%
Lysine		1.516mg	0%
Methionine		0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.939mg	0%
Valine		1.187mg	0%
Histidine		0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.79g	N/A