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Duck egg vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between duck eggs and blue cheese

  • Duck eggs have more vitamin B12, choline, iron, and selenium; however, blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Duck eggs' daily need coverage for cholesterol is 270% more.
  • Duck eggs have 17 times more choline than blue cheese. Duck eggs have 263.4mg of choline, while blue cheese has 15.4mg.
  • Blue cheese is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw and Cheese, blue.

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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 12% 19% 20% 144% 21% 38% 94% 19% 5% 199%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +1141.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +322.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +151%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +725%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.9%

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% 65% 27% 26% 39% 93% 3.8% 112% 58% 675% 1% 60% 144%
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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +436%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +240%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +437.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +342.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +122.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +1610.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +408%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~198µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.382mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.729mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck egg Blue cheese DV% diff.
Cholesterol 884mg 75mg 270%
Vitamin B12 5.4µg 1.22µg 174%
Saturated fat 3.681g 18.669g 68%
Calcium 64mg 528mg 46%
Choline 263.4mg 15.4mg 45%
Iron 3.85mg 0.31mg 44%
Sodium 146mg 1146mg 43%
Selenium 36.4µg 14.5µg 40%
Phosphorus 220mg 387mg 24%
Fats 13.77g 28.74g 23%
Protein 12.81g 21.4g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.156mg 0.029mg 11%
Folate 80µg 36µg 11%
Zinc 1.41mg 2.66mg 11%
Calories 185kcal 353kcal 8%
Vitamin E 1.34mg 0.25mg 7%
Vitamin D 69IU 21IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.7µg 0.5µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.25mg 0.166mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.016mg 5%
Vitamin B5 1.862mg 1.729mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.223g 0.8g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.525g 7.778g 3%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.4µg 2%
Copper 0.062mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.404mg 0.382mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 23mg 1%
Potassium 222mg 256mg 1%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.009mg 1%
Carbs 1.45g 2.34g 0%
Net carbs 1.45g 2.34g N/A
Sugar 0.93g 0.5g N/A
Vitamin A 194µg 198µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.736mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.598mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.097mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.951mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.576mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.84mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 0.885mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.32mg 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 14% 71%
Protein: 12.81 g
Fats: 13.77 g
Carbs: 1.45 g
Water: 70.83 g
Other: 1.14 g
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more WaterWater +67%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.1%
Contains more FatsFats +108.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.4%
Contains more OtherOther +348.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 57% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.681 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.525 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.223 g
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +52.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.2%

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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. Duck egg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172189/nutrients
  2. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.