Whey vs. Roquefort — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between whey and roquefort

Whey has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin A, and zinc than roquefort.
Roquefort covers your daily need for saturated fat, 95% more than whey.
Whey has less sodium.
The glycemic index of whey is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Whey, sweet, fluid and Cheese, roquefort.

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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.

Whey

Roquefort

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+76.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1308.5%
Contains more IronIron	+833.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+752.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

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.

Whey

Roquefort

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+9700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+270.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+891.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+352%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+128.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4800%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.23g	19.263g	87%
Sodium	54mg	1809mg	76%
Calcium	47mg	662mg	62%
Phosphorus	46mg	392mg	49%
Fats	0.36g	30.64g	47%
Protein	0.85g	21.54g	41%
Vitamin B2	0.158mg	0.586mg	33%
Vitamin A	3µg	294µg	32%
Cholesterol	2mg	90mg	29%
Vitamin B5	0.383mg	1.731mg	27%
Selenium	1.9µg	14.5µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.1g	8.474g	21%
Zinc	0.13mg	2.08mg	18%
Calories	27kcal	369kcal	17%
Vitamin B12	0.28µg	0.64µg	15%
Folate	1µg	49µg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.011g	1.32g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.124mg	7%
Iron	0.06mg	0.56mg	6%
Magnesium	8mg	30mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.074mg	0.734mg	4%
Copper	0.004mg	0.034mg	3%
Choline	16mg		3%
Potassium	161mg	91mg	2%
Carbs	5.14g	2g	1%
Manganese	0.001mg	0.03mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	318kcal	171kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	370g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.51	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	5.14g	2g	N/A
Sugar	5.14g		N/A
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.04mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.303mg	0%
Threonine	0.054mg	0.965mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.047mg	1.217mg	0%
Leucine	0.078mg	2.114mg	0%
Lysine	0.068mg	1.848mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	1.023mg	0%
Valine	0.046mg	1.614mg	0%
Histidine	0.016mg	0.602mg	0%