Limburger vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Limburger and whey different?

Limburger is higher than whey in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin A, and zinc.
Limburger covers your daily need for saturated fat, 83% more than whey.
Limburger contains 96 times more vitamin A than whey. Limburger contains 1155 IU of vitamin A, while whey contains 12 IU.
Whey is lower in saturated fat.
Whey has a higher glycemic index (43) than Limburger (27).

Cheese, limburger and Whey, sweet, fluid types were used 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.

Limburger

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+957.4%
Contains more IronIron	+116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+425%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1515.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+754.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+218.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+207.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5700%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	16.746g	0.23g	75%
Phosphorus	393mg	46mg	50%
Calcium	497mg	47mg	45%
Fats	27.25g	0.36g	41%
Protein	20.05g	0.85g	38%
Vitamin A	340µg	3µg	37%
Sodium	800mg	54mg	32%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	0.28µg	32%
Cholesterol	90mg	2mg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.503mg	0.158mg	27%
Selenium	14.5µg	1.9µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.606g	0.1g	21%
Zinc	2.1mg	0.13mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.177mg	0.383mg	16%
Calories	327kcal	27kcal	15%
Folate	58µg	1µg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.08mg	0.036mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.086mg	0.031mg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Magnesium	21mg	8mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.495g	0.011g	3%
Carbs	0.49g	5.14g	2%
Copper	0.021mg	0.004mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.001mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0µg	2%
Potassium	128mg	161mg	1%
Iron	0.13mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.158mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.54	0.48	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0.49g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	0.49g	5.14g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.289mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.739mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.219mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.093mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	1.675mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.619mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.116mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.439mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.578mg	0.016mg	0%