Edam vs. Greek yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between edam and Greek yogurt

Greek yogurt contains less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, selenium, and vitamin B2 than edam.
Edam's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 76% higher.
Greek yogurt contains 55 times less vitamin A than edam. Edam contains 825IU of vitamin A, while Greek yogurt contains 15IU.
The amount of sodium in Greek yogurt is lower.
Greek yogurt has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of Greek yogurt is 12, while the glycemic index of edam is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, edam and Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk.

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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.

Edam

Greek yogurt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+172.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+631%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+621.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+297%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.7%

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.

Edam

Greek yogurt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+105.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+220%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+153.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.572g	2.395g	69%
Calcium	731mg	100mg	63%
Phosphorus	536mg	135mg	57%
Fats	27.8g	5g	35%
Sodium	812mg	35mg	34%
Vitamin B12	1.54µg	0.75µg	33%
Protein	24.99g	9g	32%
Zinc	3.75mg	0.52mg	29%
Vitamin A	243µg	2µg	27%
Cholesterol	89mg	13mg	25%
Monounsaturated fat	8.125g	2.136g	15%
Calories	357kcal	97kcal	13%
Selenium	14.5µg	9.7µg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.389mg	0.278mg	9%
Iron	0.44mg	0mg	6%
Magnesium	30mg	11mg	5%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Folate	16µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin D	20IU	0IU	3%
Copper	0.036mg	0.017mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.076mg	0.063mg	1%
Carbs	1.43g	3.98g	1%
Vitamin B3	0.082mg	0.208mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.281mg	0.331mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.665g	0.469g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.037mg	0.023mg	1%
Potassium	188mg	141mg	1%
Net carbs	1.43g	3.98g	N/A
Sugar	1.43g	4g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.352mg		0%
Threonine	0.932mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.308mg		0%
Leucine	2.57mg		0%
Lysine	2.66mg		0%
Methionine	0.721mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.434mg		0%
Valine	1.81mg		0%
Histidine	1.034mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.023g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.209g	N/A