Pimento Cheese vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pimento Cheese and whey?

Pimento Cheese is richer than whey in phosphorus, calcium, protein, fats, vitamin A, zinc, and selenium.
Pimento Cheese's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 100% more.
Pimento Cheese has 87 times more fats than whey. While pimento Cheese has 31.2g of fats, whey has only 0.36g.
The amount of saturated fat in whey is lower.

We used Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this article.

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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.

Pimento Cheese

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1206.4%
Contains more IronIron	+600%
Contains more CopperCopper	+725%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2192.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1517.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-94.1%

~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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.

Pimento Cheese

Whey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+129%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+700%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	744mg	46mg	100%
Saturated fat	19.663g	0.23g	88%
Calcium	614mg	47mg	57%
Fats	31.2g	0.36g	47%
Protein	22.13g	0.85g	43%
Sodium	915mg	54mg	37%
Cholesterol	94mg	2mg	31%
Vitamin A	244µg	3µg	27%
Zinc	2.98mg	0.13mg	26%
Selenium	14.5µg	1.9µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.937g	0.1g	22%
Vitamin B12	0.7µg	0.28µg	18%
Calories	375kcal	27kcal	17%
Vitamin B2	0.354mg	0.158mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.988g	0.011g	7%
Iron	0.42mg	0.06mg	5%
Vitamin D*	22 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Magnesium	22mg	8mg	3%
Copper	0.033mg	0.004mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.031mg	3%
Choline	34.7mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin C	2.3mg	0.1mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.383mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.9µg	0µg	2%
Folate	8µg	1µg	2%
Carbs	1.73g	5.14g	1%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.001mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.036mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.9g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	169kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.5	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	1.63g	5.14g	N/A
Potassium	162mg	161mg	0%
Sugar	0.62g	5.14g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Vitamin B3	0.078mg	0.074mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.323mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.718mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.023mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.956mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.196mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.572mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.124mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.902mg	0.016mg	0%