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Edam vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between edam and tea

  • Edam is higher in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and selenium, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Edam covers your daily saturated fat needs 88% more than tea.
  • The amount of saturated fat in tea is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, edam and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 219% 17% 17% 12% 102% 230% 106% 1.4% 79%
Tea
Tea
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +944.4%
Contains more IronIron +4300%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +37400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3463.6%

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
12
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% 81% 4.8% 7.5% 9.3% 90% 1.5% 17% 18% 193% 5.8% 12% 8.4%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2061.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +5033.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Edam Tea DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.572g 0g 80%
Phosphorus 536mg 1mg 76%
Calcium 731mg 3mg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.54µg 0µg 64%
Protein 24.99g 0.06g 50%
Fats 27.8g 0g 43%
Sodium 812mg 4mg 35%
Zinc 3.75mg 0.01mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.389mg 0.003mg 30%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin A 243µg 0µg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0µg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.125g 0g 20%
Calories 357kcal 1kcal 18%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.392mg 17%
Magnesium 30mg 2mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.001mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.013mg 5%
Iron 0.44mg 0.01mg 5%
Potassium 188mg 18mg 5%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 0g 4%
Choline 15.4mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Copper 0.036mg 0.011mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 1.43g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 1.43g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.032mg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Edam
4
25% 28% 42% 4%
Protein: 24.99 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 1.43 g
Water: 41.56 g
Other: 4.22 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41550%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +741.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2713.3%
Contains more WaterWater +139.7%

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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. Edam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173419/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.