Limburger vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Limburger and kefir

Kefir has less phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, and zinc than Limburger.
Limburger covers your daily need for saturated fat, 80% more than kefir.
Limburger has 20 times more sodium than kefir. While Limburger has 800mg of sodium, kefir has only 40mg.
Kefir has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, limburger and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY.

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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.

Limburger

Kefir

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+282.3%
Contains more IronIron	+225%
Contains more CopperCopper	+133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+356.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+274.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+302.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95%

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.

Limburger

Kefir

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+98.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1050%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+272.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+258.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+346.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.15mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	16.746g	0.658g	73%
Phosphorus	393mg	105mg	41%
Fats	27.25g	0.93g	40%
Calcium	497mg	130mg	37%
Protein	20.05g	3.79g	33%
Sodium	800mg	40mg	33%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	0.29µg	31%
Cholesterol	90mg	5mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.503mg	0.135mg	28%
Monounsaturated fat	8.606g	0.31g	21%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.6µg	20%
Vitamin A	340µg	171µg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.177mg	0.385mg	16%
Zinc	2.1mg	0.46mg	15%
Calories	327kcal	41kcal	14%
Folate	58µg	13µg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.03mg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	41 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.495g	0.053g	3%
Magnesium	21mg	12mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.086mg	0.058mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0.1µg	2%
Carbs	0.49g	4.48g	1%
Potassium	128mg	164mg	1%
Iron	0.13mg	0.04mg	1%
Copper	0.021mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.02mg	1%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.005mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	108kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	244g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.54	0.55	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	0.49g	4.48g	N/A
Sugar	0.49g	4.61g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.158mg	0.15mg	0%
Trans fat		0.037g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	15.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.289mg		0%
Threonine	0.739mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.219mg		0%
Leucine	2.093mg		0%
Lysine	1.675mg		0%
Methionine	0.619mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.116mg		0%
Valine	1.439mg		0%
Histidine	0.578mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.029g	N/A