Hamburger vs. Swiss cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hamburgers and Swiss cheese

Hamburgers are richer in iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while Swiss cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin A, and zinc.
Swiss cheese covers your daily calcium needs 79% more than hamburgers.
Hamburgers have 84 times more vitamin B3 than Swiss cheese. Hamburgers have 5.365mg of vitamin B3, while Swiss cheese has 0.064mg.
Hamburgers are lower in cholesterol.
Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index (66) than Swiss cheese (27).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain and Cheese, swiss.

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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.

Hamburger

Swiss cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+213.9%
Contains more IronIron	+2115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+734.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+772.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+322.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.8%

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.

Hamburger

Swiss cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1872.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+8282.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+185.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+460%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	102mg	890mg	79%
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	3.06µg	68%
Phosphorus	136mg	574mg	63%
Saturated fat	5.096g	18.227g	60%
Selenium		30µg	55%
Iron	2.88mg	0.13mg	34%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	0.064mg	33%
Vitamin A	0µg	288µg	32%
Fats	14.36g	30.99g	26%
Protein	17.08g	26.96g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.011mg	17%
Cholesterol	47mg	93mg	15%
Zinc	2.87mg	4.37mg	14%
Folate	56µg	10µg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.071mg	10%
Sodium	414mg	187mg	10%
Carbs	24.1g	1.44g	8%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.026mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	8.046g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	1.341g	6%
Calories	295kcal	393kcal	5%
Copper	0.091mg	0.047mg	5%
Potassium	226mg	72mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.302mg	4%
Fiber	0.9g	0g	4%
Vitamin E		0.6mg	4%
Fructose	2.03g	0g	3%
Choline		15.5mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	33mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.353mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.4µg	1%
Net carbs	23.2g	1.44g	N/A
Sugar	4.15g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.814g	0.987g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.401mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	1.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	1.537mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	2.959mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	2.585mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.784mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	1.662mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	2.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	1.065mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.018g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.032g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.734g	N/A