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Pimento Cheese vs. Greek yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pimento Cheese and Greek yogurt?

  • Greek yogurt has less phosphorus, calcium, zinc, vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B2, and iron than pimento Cheese.
  • Pimento Cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 87% higher.
  • Greek yogurt contains less sodium.

We used Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento and Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk types in this comparison.

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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 16% 184% 14% 16% 11% 81% 319% 119% 2.1% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 30% 12% 0% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.6% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +514%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.9%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +473.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +451.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%

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 7.7% 81% 5.8% 7.5% 6.8% 82% 1.5% 29% 16% 88% 7.3% 6% 19%
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% 0.67% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 3.8% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.75µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimento Cheese Greek yogurt DV% diff.
Phosphorus 744mg 135mg 87%
Saturated fat 19.663g 2.395g 78%
Calcium 614mg 100mg 51%
Fats 31.2g 5g 40%
Sodium 915mg 35mg 38%
Vitamin A 244µg 2µg 27%
Cholesterol 94mg 13mg 27%
Protein 22.13g 9g 26%
Zinc 2.98mg 0.52mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.937g 2.136g 17%
Calories 375kcal 97kcal 14%
Selenium 14.5µg 9.7µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.354mg 0.278mg 6%
Iron 0.42mg 0mg 5%
Choline 34.7mg 15.1mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.988g 0.469g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.331mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0.75µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.01mg 2%
Copper 0.033mg 0.017mg 2%
Folate 8µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.208mg 1%
Carbs 1.73g 3.98g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.063mg 1%
Potassium 162mg 141mg 1%
Net carbs 1.63g 3.98g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 4g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.023mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.323mg 0%
Threonine 0.718mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.023mg 0%
Leucine 1.956mg 0%
Lysine 2.196mg 0%
Methionine 0.572mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.124mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.902mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.023g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.209g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 31% 2% 39% 6%
Protein: 22.13 g
Fats: 31.2 g
Carbs: 1.73 g
Water: 39.08 g
Other: 5.86 g
9% 5% 4% 81%
Protein: 9 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 3.98 g
Water: 81.3 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.9%
Contains more FatsFats +524%
Contains more OtherOther +713.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.1%
Contains more WaterWater +108%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.937 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.988 g
48% 43% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.136 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.469 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +318.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.8%

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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. Pimento Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170854/nutrients
  2. Greek yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171304/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.