Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Dairy
  4. Pimento Cheese
  5. Compare
  6. Pimento Cheese vs. Limburger

Pimento Cheese vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between pimento Cheese and Limburger?

  • Pimento Cheese is higher in phosphorus, calcium, and zinc, yet Limburger is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, folate, and vitamin B2.
  • Pimento Cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 50% more.
  • Pimento Cheese has 2 times more choline than Limburger. While pimento Cheese has 34.7mg of choline, Limburger has only 15.4mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in Limburger is lower.

We used Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento and Cheese, limburger types in this article.

Infographic

Pimento Cheese vs Limburger infographic
Infographic link

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 15% 149% 11% 4.9% 7% 57% 168% 104% 5% 79%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.6%
Contains more IronIron +223.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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% 113% 4.6% 7.5% 20% 116% 3% 71% 20% 130% 5.8% 44% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +142.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +48.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +625%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimento Cheese Limburger DV% diff.
Phosphorus 744mg 393mg 50%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 1.04µg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 1.177mg 14%
Saturated fat 19.663g 16.746g 13%
Folate 8µg 58µg 13%
Calcium 614mg 497mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.354mg 0.503mg 11%
Vitamin A 244µg 340µg 11%
Zinc 2.98mg 2.1mg 8%
Fats 31.2g 27.25g 6%
Sodium 915mg 800mg 5%
Choline 34.7mg 15.4mg 4%
Iron 0.42mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.08mg 4%
Protein 22.13g 20.05g 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.988g 0.495g 3%
Calories 375kcal 327kcal 2%
Copper 0.033mg 0.021mg 1%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.038mg 1%
Potassium 162mg 128mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.158mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.086mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2.3µg 1%
Cholesterol 94mg 90mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.937g 8.606g 1%
Carbs 1.73g 0.49g 0%
Net carbs 1.63g 0.49g N/A
Vitamin D 22IU 20IU 0%
Magnesium 22mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 0.49g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.23mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.323mg 0.289mg 0%
Threonine 0.718mg 0.739mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.023mg 1.219mg 0%
Leucine 1.956mg 2.093mg 0%
Lysine 2.196mg 1.675mg 0%
Methionine 0.572mg 0.619mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.124mg 1.116mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.902mg 0.578mg 0%

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
20% 27% 48% 4%
Protein: 20.05 g
Fats: 27.25 g
Carbs: 0.49 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more FatsFats +14.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.1%
Contains more OtherOther +54.6%
Contains more WaterWater +23.9%
~equal in Protein ~20.05g

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
65% 33% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.746 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.495 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.606g

People also compare

Pimento Cheese
Pimento Cheese vs Cottage cheese
Cottage cheese
Pimento Cheese
Pimento Cheese vs Feta
Feta
Pimento Cheese
Pimento Cheese vs Cheese
Cheese
Limburger
Limburger vs Brunost
Brunost
Limburger
Limburger vs Monterey Jack
Monterey Jack
Limburger
Limburger vs Gouda cheese
Gouda cheese

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. Limburger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171243/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.