Dough vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are dough and cheese different?
- Dough has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and folate; however, cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
- Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 92% more than dough.
- Dough has 82 times more vitamin B3 than cheese. Dough has 4.817mg of vitamin B3, while cheese has 0.059mg.
- Dough contains less saturated fat.
- Dough has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of dough is 70, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.
Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +18.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +53.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +2692.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +406.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2037% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1265.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +250% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +333.3% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +2348.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +8064.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +62.1% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +355.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +238.1% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +242.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +106.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 0.529g | 18.867g | 83% |
Calcium | 52mg | 710mg | 66% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.71mg | 0.029mg | 57% |
Phosphorus | 105mg | 455mg | 50% |
Fats | 2.42g | 33.31g | 48% |
Iron | 3.91mg | 0.14mg | 47% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.1µg | 46% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 330µg | 37% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 99mg | 33% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.817mg | 0.059mg | 30% |
Zinc | 1.04mg | 3.64mg | 24% |
Manganese | 0.577mg | 0.027mg | 24% |
Folate | 123µg | 27µg | 24% |
Protein | 10.75g | 22.87g | 24% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.362g | 9.246g | 22% |
Starch | 44.23g | 18% | |
Carbs | 51.88g | 3.09g | 16% |
Copper | 0.152mg | 0.03mg | 14% |
Fiber | 2.2g | 0g | 9% |
Calories | 272kcal | 404kcal | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.855g | 1.421g | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.21mg | 0.71mg | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 24IU | 3% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.107mg | 0.066mg | 3% |
Choline | 8mg | 16.5mg | 2% |
Sodium | 602mg | 653mg | 2% |
Fructose | 0.51g | 0g | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.455mg | 0.41mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 2.4µg | 1% |
Potassium | 117mg | 76mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 27mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 49.68g | 3.09g | N/A |
Sugar | 4.62g | 0.48g | N/A |
Selenium | 28.6µg | 28.5µg | 0% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.427mg | 0.428mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.005g | 0.917g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.547mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 1.044mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 1.206mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.939mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 1.025mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.547mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 1.074mg | 0% | |
Valine | 1.404mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.547mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.01g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.063g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.017g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0g | 0.007g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.788g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1579% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +112.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1276.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +12.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +90.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2454.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +66.2% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +53.8% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +∞% |
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