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Wheat vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and blue cheese

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, blue cheese is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 136% more than blue cheese.
  • Blue cheese has 335 times less manganese than wheat . Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while blue cheese has 0.009mg.
  • Wheat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum and Cheese, blue.

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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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +526.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.4%
Contains more IronIron +1035.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1282.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +516.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1452.9%

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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +1344.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +563.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +152.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +215.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Blue cheese DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 14.5µg 136%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.009mg 131%
Saturated fat 0.454g 18.669g 83%
Copper 0.553mg 0.04mg 57%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.22µg 51%
Sodium 2mg 1146mg 50%
Calcium 34mg 528mg 49%
Iron 3.52mg 0.31mg 40%
Fats 2.47g 28.74g 40%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.016mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.029mg 33%
Magnesium 144mg 23mg 29%
Cholesterol 0mg 75mg 25%
Carbs 71.13g 2.34g 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 198µg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.382mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.166mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 7.778g 19%
Phosphorus 508mg 387mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 1.729mg 16%
Protein 13.68g 21.4g 15%
Zinc 4.16mg 2.66mg 14%
Potassium 431mg 256mg 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 21IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Folate 43µg 36µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.8g 1%
Calories 339kcal 353kcal 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 2.34g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 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 +2939.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1063.6%
Contains more WaterWater +287.7%
Contains more OtherOther +187.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 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 -97.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2161%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.