Sour cream vs. Mozzarella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between sour cream and mozzarella
- Mozzarella is higher than sour cream in phosphorus, calcium, zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B2.
- Mozzarella covers your daily phosphorus needs 63% more than sour cream.
- Sour cream contains 2 times more potassium than mozzarella. While sour cream contains 211mg of potassium, mozzarella contains only 95mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in sour cream is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Sour cream, reduced fat and Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium.
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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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +122.1% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +136.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +418.4% |
Contains more IronIron | +316.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +170% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1059.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +516.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -77.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +282.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +166.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +100% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +22.2% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +15.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +41.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +71.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +300% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +206.7% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +157.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Phosphorus | 85mg | 524mg | 63% |
Calcium | 141mg | 731mg | 59% |
Protein | 7g | 27.5g | 41% |
Zinc | 0.27mg | 3.13mg | 26% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 0.92µg | 26% |
Selenium | 4.1µg | 15.7µg | 21% |
Saturated fat | 8.7g | 10.867g | 10% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.24mg | 0.34mg | 8% |
Cholesterol | 35mg | 54mg | 6% |
Calories | 181kcal | 280kcal | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.02mg | 0.08mg | 5% |
Fats | 14.1g | 17.1g | 5% |
Magnesium | 11mg | 26mg | 4% |
Potassium | 211mg | 95mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.4mg | 0.15mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.02mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.1g | 4.844g | 2% |
Sodium | 70mg | 16mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 119µg | 137µg | 2% |
Copper | 0.01mg | 0.027mg | 2% |
Iron | 0.06mg | 0.25mg | 2% |
Carbs | 7g | 3.1g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 1.8µg | 1% |
Folate | 11µg | 9µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.9mg | 0mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 7g | 3.1g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 10IU | 13IU | 0% |
Sugar | 0.3g | 1.23g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 0.3µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.07mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Choline | 19.2mg | 18.4mg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.5g | 0.509g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
7 g
Fats:
14.1 g
Carbs:
7 g
Water:
71 g
Other:
0.9 g
Protein:
27.5 g
Fats:
17.1 g
Carbs:
3.1 g
Water:
49.9 g
Other:
2.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +125.8% |
Contains more WaterWater | +42.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +292.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +21.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +166.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.5 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
10.867 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
4.844 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.509 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -19.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +18.1% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.509g