Blue cheese vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between blue cheese and milk?

Milk has less protein, fats, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and zinc than blue cheese.
Blue cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 90% higher.
Blue cheese has 30 times more fats than milk. Blue cheese has 28.74g of fats, while milk has 0.97g.
Milk contains less saturated fat.

We used Cheese, blue and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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.

Blue cheese

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+109.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+322.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+70.7%
Contains more IronIron	+933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains more ZincZinc	+533.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+307.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.2%

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.

Blue cheese

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+241.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+45%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+992.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+378.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+348.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+159.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+620%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	18.669g	0.633g	82%
Sodium	1146mg	44mg	48%
Fats	28.74g	0.97g	43%
Phosphorus	387mg	95mg	42%
Calcium	528mg	125mg	40%
Protein	21.4g	3.37g	36%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	0.47µg	31%
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.361mg	27%
Cholesterol	75mg	5mg	23%
Zinc	2.66mg	0.42mg	20%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.3µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	0.277g	19%
Calories	353kcal	42kcal	16%
Vitamin A	198µg	58µg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.185mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.037mg	10%
Folate	36µg	5µg	8%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	0.093mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	0.035g	5%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.2µg	4%
Iron	0.31mg	0.03mg	4%
Vitamin D*	21 IU	48 IU	3%
Magnesium	23mg	11mg	3%
Potassium	256mg	150mg	3%
Copper	0.04mg	0.01mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Carbs	2.34g	4.99g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.02mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	165kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	2.34g	4.99g	N/A
Sugar	0.5g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.009mg	0.003mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.004g	0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.027g	0%