Ranch dressing vs. Blue cheese dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ranch dressing and blue cheese dressing different?

Ranch dressing has more vitamin K and phosphorus; however, blue cheese dressing is richer in vitamin E, fats, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Ranch dressing covers your daily need for vitamin K 40% more than blue cheese dressing.
Ranch dressing has 3 times more phosphorus than blue cheese dressing. Ranch dressing has 186mg of phosphorus, while blue cheese dressing has 74mg.
Blue cheese dressing contains less sodium.

Salad dressing, ranch dressing, regular and Salad dressing, blue or roquefort cheese dressing, commercial, regular types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ranch dressing

Blue cheese dressing

Contains more IronIron	+233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+151.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+32.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.7%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ranch dressing

Blue cheese dressing

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+56.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+92.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)	3.276g		205%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	22.153g		130%
Vitamin K	134.3µg	85.9µg	40%
Phosphorus	186mg	74mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.22mg	4.28mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	25.796g	27.545g	12%
Sodium	901mg	642mg	11%
Fats	44.54g	51.1g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	9.202g	13.279g	10%
Saturated fat	6.964g	8.275g	6%
Selenium	3.5µg	1µg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.27µg	4%
Calories	430kcal	484kcal	3%
Iron	0.3mg	0.09mg	3%
Choline	32.8mg	17.9mg	3%
Cholesterol	26mg	31mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.4g	2%
Vitamin B5	0.272mg	0.388mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Magnesium	5mg	8mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	37mg	1%
Potassium	64mg	88mg	1%
Copper	0.019mg	0.009mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.006mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.087mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.03mg	0.037mg	1%
Fructose	0.68g		1%
Protein	1.32g	1.37g	0%
Weight per 100 calories	23g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5	4.9	N/A
Net carbs	5.9g	4.37g	N/A
Carbs	5.9g	4.77g	0%
Vitamin D*	3 IU	3 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Sugar	4.69g	3.48g	N/A
Zinc	0.17mg	0.21mg	0%
Starch	0.57g		0%
Vitamin A	15µg	14µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.054mg	0.1mg	0%
Folate	4µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.182g	1.34g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.004g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.139g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g		N/A