Limburger vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are Limburger and whey different?
- Limburger is higher than whey in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin A, and zinc.
- Limburger covers your daily need for saturated fat, 83% more than whey.
- Limburger contains 96 times more vitamin A than whey. Limburger contains 1155IU of vitamin A, while whey contains 12IU.
- Whey is lower in saturated fat.
- Whey has a higher glycemic index (43) than Limburger (27).
Cheese, limburger and Whey, sweet, fluid 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 | +162.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +957.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +116.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +425% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1515.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +754.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3700% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +663.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +25.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.3% |
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 AVitamin A | +11233.3% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +122.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +218.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +113.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +207.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +177.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +271.4% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +5700% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 16.746g | 0.23g | 75% |
Phosphorus | 393mg | 46mg | 50% |
Calcium | 497mg | 47mg | 45% |
Fats | 27.25g | 0.36g | 41% |
Protein | 20.05g | 0.85g | 38% |
Vitamin A | 340µg | 3µg | 37% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.04µg | 0.28µg | 32% |
Sodium | 800mg | 54mg | 32% |
Cholesterol | 90mg | 2mg | 29% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.503mg | 0.158mg | 27% |
Selenium | 14.5µg | 1.9µg | 23% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.606g | 0.1g | 21% |
Zinc | 2.1mg | 0.13mg | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.177mg | 0.383mg | 16% |
Calories | 327kcal | 27kcal | 15% |
Folate | 58µg | 1µg | 14% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.086mg | 0.031mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.08mg | 0.036mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 20IU | 3% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.495g | 0.011g | 3% |
Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
Magnesium | 21mg | 8mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 0µg | 2% |
Carbs | 0.49g | 5.14g | 2% |
Copper | 0.021mg | 0.004mg | 2% |
Manganese | 0.038mg | 0.001mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.23mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.158mg | 0.074mg | 1% |
Potassium | 128mg | 161mg | 1% |
Iron | 0.13mg | 0.06mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.49g | 5.14g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.49g | 5.14g | N/A |
Choline | 15.4mg | 16mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.289mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.739mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.219mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.093mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.675mg | 0.068mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.619mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.116mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.439mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.578mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +2258.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +7469.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +615.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +949% |
Contains more WaterWater | +92.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +8506% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +4400% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.6% |