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Neufchâtel cheese vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between neufchâtel cheese and whey

  • Whey has less vitamin A, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Neufchâtel cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 63% more than whey.
  • Whey contains 88 times less polyunsaturated fat than neufchâtel cheese. Neufchâtel cheese contains 0.97g of polyunsaturated fat, while whey contains 0.011g.
  • Whey has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of whey is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, neufchatel and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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 7.1% 35% 13% 4.9% 9% 22% 59% 44% 1.4% 16%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +148.9%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +575%
Contains more ZincZinc +530.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.8%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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% 80% 8% 0% 5.5% 36% 3.9% 35% 9.5% 38% 4.3% 11% 0%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7933.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.28µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Neufchâtel cheese Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 12.79g 0.23g 57%
Fats 22.78g 0.36g 34%
Vitamin A 241µg 3µg 26%
Cholesterol 74mg 2mg 24%
Protein 9.15g 0.85g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.784g 0.1g 14%
Phosphorus 138mg 46mg 13%
Sodium 334mg 54mg 12%
Calories 253kcal 27kcal 11%
Calcium 117mg 47mg 7%
Zinc 0.82mg 0.13mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.97g 0.011g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.575mg 0.383mg 4%
Folate 14µg 1µg 3%
Copper 0.027mg 0.004mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 3µg 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.21mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.031mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.28µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.036mg 1%
Iron 0.13mg 0.06mg 1%
Carbs 3.59g 5.14g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 3.59g 5.14g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 8mg 0%
Potassium 152mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 3.19g 5.14g N/A
Starch 0.5g 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.158mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.106mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.359mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.013mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.875mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.294mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.448mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.609mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.27mg 0.016mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.117g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 23% 4% 63%
Protein: 9.15 g
Fats: 22.78 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 63.11 g
Other: 1.37 g
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +976.5%
Contains more FatsFats +6227.8%
Contains more OtherOther +158.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
Contains more WaterWater +47.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.784 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.97 g
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5684%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8718.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%

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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. Neufchâtel cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171246/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.