Margarine vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between margarine and cheese sandwich

Margarine has more vitamin A; however, cheese sandwich is richer in phosphorus, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B3.
Margarine covers your daily vitamin A needs 70% more than cheese sandwich.
Cheese sandwich has 4 times less saturated fat than margarine. Margarine has 15.189g of saturated fat, while cheese sandwich has 4.129g.
Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cheese sandwich is 54, while the glycemic index of margarine is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling.

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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.

Margarine

Cheese sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1600%
Contains more IronIron	+4266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+7540%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

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.

Margarine

Cheese sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1054.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13747.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6300%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	9.166g	101%
Vitamin A	819µg	21µg	89%
Fats	80.71g	25g	86%
Vitamin K	93µg		78%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	10.351g	71%
Vitamin E	9mg		60%
Phosphorus	5mg	382mg	54%
Saturated fat	15.189g	4.129g	50%
Manganese		1.083mg	47%
Selenium	0µg	24.3µg	44%
Sodium	2mg	839mg	36%
Iron	0.06mg	2.62mg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.427mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.358mg	29%
Calcium	3mg	204mg	20%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	3.185mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.261mg	19%
Protein	0.16g	9.8g	19%
Carbs	0.7g	58.2g	19%
Copper	0mg	0.16mg	18%
Folate	1µg	64µg	16%
Fiber	0g	3.1g	12%
Magnesium	3mg	54mg	12%
Vitamin B5		0.622mg	12%
Calories	717kcal	497kcal	11%
Zinc	0mg	0.87mg	8%
Potassium	18mg	306mg	8%
Choline	12.4mg		2%
Cholesterol	0mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0.12µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	1.5mg	1%
Net carbs	0.7g	55.1g	N/A
Trans fat	14.89g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.13mg	0%
Threonine		0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.383mg	0%
Leucine		0.698mg	0%
Lysine		0.344mg	0%
Methionine		0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.472mg	0%
Valine		0.438mg	0%
Histidine		0.219mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	21.522g		N/A