Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cheddar cheese
versus
blueberry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cheddar cheese and blueberry:
Cheddar cheese is high in calories and blueberry has 86% less calories than cheddar cheese - blueberry has 57 calories per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 403 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cheddar cheese is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to blueberry per calorie. Cheddar cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 23:3:74 and for blueberry, 5:91:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cheddar Cheese | Blueberry | |
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Protein | 23% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 91% |
Fat | 74% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cheddar cheese has 3.3 times less carbohydrates than blueberry - blueberry has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 3.4g of carbohydrates.
Blueberry is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than cheddar cheese - blueberry has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese has 19.7 times less sugar than blueberry - blueberry has 10g of sugar per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.48g of sugar.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 29 times more protein than blueberry - blueberry has 0.74g of protein per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 22.9g of protein.
Cheddar cheese is high in saturated fat and blueberry has 100% less saturated fat than cheddar cheese - blueberry has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 18.9g of saturated fat.
Blueberry has less cholesterol than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 99mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and blueberry does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has signficantly more Vitamin C than cheddar cheese - blueberry has 9.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cheddar cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 111 times more Vitamin A than blueberry - blueberry has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 337ug of Vitamin A.
Cheddar cheese has more Vitamin D than blueberry - cheddar cheese has 24iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and blueberry does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - blueberry has 0.57mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.71mg of Vitamin E.
Blueberry and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - blueberry has 19.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 2.4ug of Vitamin K.
Cheddar cheese has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12, however, blueberry contains more niacin. Both cheddar cheese and blueberry contain significant amounts of thiamin and Vitamin B6.
Cheddar Cheese | Blueberry | |
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Thiamin | 0.029 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.428 MG | 0.041 MG |
Niacin | 0.059 MG | 0.418 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.41 MG | 0.124 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.066 MG | 0.052 MG |
Folate | 27 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.1 UG | ~ |
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 117 times more calcium than blueberry - blueberry has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 710mg of calcium.
Blueberry and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of iron - blueberry has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 0.14mg of iron.
Blueberry and cheddar cheese contain similar amounts of potassium - blueberry has 77mg of potassium per 100 grams and cheddar cheese has 76mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, cheddar cheese has more beta-carotene than blueberry per 100 grams, however, blueberry contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than cheddar cheese per 100 grams.
Cheddar Cheese | Blueberry | |
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beta-carotene | 85 UG | 32 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 80 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, cheddar cheese has more DPA than blueberry per 100 grams. Both cheddar cheese and blueberry contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Cheddar Cheese | Blueberry | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.114 G | 0.058 G |
DHA | 0.001 G | ~ |
EPA | 0.01 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.017 G | ~ |
Total | 0.142 G | 0.058 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cheddar cheese has more linoleic acid than blueberry per 100 grams.
Cheddar Cheese | Blueberry | |
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other omega 6 | 0.036 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.171 G | 0.088 G |
Total | 1.207 G | 0.088 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cheddar Cheese (Cheese, cheddar) and Blueberry (Blueberries, raw) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||