Roquefort vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between roquefort and American cheese

Roquefort has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, folate, and protein; however, American cheese has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and selenium.
American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 38% more.
Roquefort has 6 times more folate than American cheese. Roquefort has 49µg of folate, while American cheese has 8µg.
American cheese is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, roquefort and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D.

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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.

Roquefort

American cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+15.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.1%
Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+63.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+36.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.3%

~equal in Sodium ~1671mg

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.

Roquefort

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+150.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+865.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+329.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+512.5%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+134.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	662mg	1045mg	38%
Phosphorus	392mg	641mg	36%
Vitamin B12	0.64µg	1.5µg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.586mg	0.234mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.731mg	0.403mg	27%
Selenium	14.5µg	20.2µg	10%
Folate	49µg	8µg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.137g	9%
Protein	21.54g	18.13g	7%
Choline		36.2mg	7%
Sodium	1809mg	1671mg	6%
Vitamin A	294µg	250µg	5%
Vitamin E		0.8mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.124mg	0.054mg	5%
Saturated fat	19.263g	18.057g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.79g	5%
Zinc	2.08mg	2.49mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.734mg	0.076mg	4%
Cholesterol	90mg	100mg	3%
Vitamin D*		23 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Fats	30.64g	31.79g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.015mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.6µg	2%
Carbs	2g	3.7g	1%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Potassium	91mg	132mg	1%
Iron	0.56mg	0.63mg	1%
Copper	0.034mg	0.046mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.474g	8.236g	1%
Calories	369kcal	371kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	4.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	171kcal	205kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.53	N/A
Net carbs	2g	3.7g	N/A
Sugar		2.26g	N/A
Manganese	0.03mg	0.041mg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.32g	1.286g	0%
Tryptophan	0.303mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.217mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	2.114mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.848mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.023mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.614mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.602mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.021g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.009g	N/A