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Pimento Cheese vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pimento Cheese and yolk different?

  • Pimento Cheese is richer in phosphorus and calcium, while yolk is higher in choline, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Yolk covers your daily need for cholesterol, 330% more than pimento Cheese.
  • Pimento Cheese contains 19 times more sodium than yolk. Pimento Cheese contains 915mg of sodium, while yolk contains 48mg.

Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +340%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +376%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.8%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +286.2%

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%
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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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +789.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +980%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +551.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +516.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +393%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +178.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1725%
Contains more CholineCholine +2263.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimento Cheese Yolk DV% diff.
Cholesterol 94mg 1085mg 330%
Choline 34.7mg 820.2mg 143%
Selenium 14.5µg 56µg 75%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 1.95µg 52%
Phosphorus 744mg 390mg 51%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 2.99mg 50%
Calcium 614mg 129mg 49%
Saturated fat 19.663g 9.551g 46%
Sodium 915mg 48mg 38%
Folate 8µg 146µg 35%
Iron 0.42mg 2.73mg 29%
Vitamin D 22IU 218IU 25%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 5.4µg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.35mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.988g 4.204g 21%
Vitamin A 244µg 381µg 15%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2.58mg 15%
Protein 22.13g 15.86g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.354mg 0.528mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.176mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 8.937g 11.738g 7%
Fats 31.2g 26.54g 7%
Zinc 2.98mg 2.3mg 6%
Copper 0.033mg 0.077mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 5mg 4%
Calories 375kcal 322kcal 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.055mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0.7µg 2%
Potassium 162mg 109mg 2%
Carbs 1.73g 3.59g 1%
Net carbs 1.63g 3.59g N/A
Sugar 0.62g 0.56g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.024mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.323mg 0.177mg 0%
Threonine 0.718mg 0.687mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.023mg 0.866mg 0%
Leucine 1.956mg 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 2.196mg 1.217mg 0%
Methionine 0.572mg 0.378mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.124mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.949mg 0%
Histidine 0.902mg 0.416mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.114g 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
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16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.5%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more OtherOther +244.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33.9%

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
Yolk
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37% 46% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.551 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.738 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.204 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +325.5%

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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. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/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.