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Spread vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between spread and blue cheese?

  • Spread is higher in vitamin B1 and copper, yet blue cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 63% more.
  • Spread has 6 times more vitamin B1 than blue cheese. While spread has 0.172mg of vitamin B1, blue cheese has only 0.029mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in spread is lower.

We used Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Cheese, blue types 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.
Spread
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +154.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +187.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +132.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +160.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +555.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%

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.
Spread
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +596%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +493.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +304.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +661.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Blue cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 5.977g 18.669g 58%
Calcium 12mg 528mg 52%
Phosphorus 59mg 387mg 47%
Protein 7.66g 21.4g 27%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 1.729mg 26%
Vitamin A 26µg 198µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.382mg 19%
Fats 17.34g 28.74g 18%
Zinc 1.02mg 2.66mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.8g 12%
Cholesterol 38mg 75mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.029mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.25mg 10%
Copper 0.13mg 0.04mg 10%
Folate 2µg 36µg 9%
Choline 62.3mg 15.4mg 9%
Selenium 9.7µg 14.5µg 9%
Calories 235kcal 353kcal 6%
Sodium 1013mg 1146mg 6%
Iron 0.79mg 0.31mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 1.016mg 4%
Potassium 110mg 256mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.166mg 4%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 1.22µg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 23mg 4%
Carbs 11.94g 2.34g 3%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.009mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 2.4µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.5µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 2.34g N/A
Vitamin D 22IU 21IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.5g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 7.778g 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +410.3%
Contains more WaterWater +42.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +179.4%
Contains more FatsFats +65.7%
Contains more OtherOther +83.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.778g

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients
  2. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.