Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
white wine
versus
cheddar cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in white wine and cheddar cheese:
Cheddar cheese is high in calories and white wine has 80% less calories than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 403 calories per 100 grams and white wine has 82 calories.
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Protein | ~ | 23% |
Carbohydrates | 13% | 3% |
Fat | ~ | 74% |
Alcohol | 87% | ~ |
Both cheddar cheese and white wine are low in carbohydrates - cheddar cheese has 3.4g of total carbs per 100 grams and white wine has 2.6g of carbohydrates.
Cheddar cheese and white wine contain similar amounts of sugar - cheddar cheese has 0.48g of sugar per 100 grams and white wine has 0.96g of sugar.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 325 times more protein than white wine - cheddar cheese has 22.9g of protein per 100 grams and white wine has 0.07g of protein.
Cheddar cheese is high in saturated fat and white wine has less saturated fat than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 18.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and white wine does not contain significant amounts.
White wine has less cholesterol than cheddar cheese - cheddar cheese has 99mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and white wine does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than white wine - cheddar cheese has 337ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and white wine does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese has more Vitamin D than white wine - cheddar cheese has 24iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and white wine does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese has more Vitamin E than white wine - cheddar cheese has 0.71mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and white wine does not contain significant amounts.
Cheddar cheese and white wine contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cheddar cheese has 2.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and white wine has 0.4ug of Vitamin K.
Cheddar cheese has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, folate and Vitamin B12, however, white wine contains more niacin. Both white wine and cheddar cheese contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6.
White Wine | Cheddar Cheese | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.029 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.015 MG | 0.428 MG |
Niacin | 0.108 MG | 0.059 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.045 MG | 0.41 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.05 MG | 0.066 MG |
Folate | 1 UG | 27 UG |
Vitamin B12 | ~ | 1.1 UG |
Cheddar cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 77 times more calcium than white wine - cheddar cheese has 710mg of calcium per 100 grams and white wine has 9mg of calcium.
Cheddar cheese and white wine contain similar amounts of iron - cheddar cheese has 0.14mg of iron per 100 grams and white wine has 0.27mg of iron.
Cheddar cheese and white wine contain similar amounts of potassium - cheddar cheese has 76mg of potassium per 100 grams and white wine has 71mg of potassium.
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: White Wine (Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white) and Cheddar Cheese (Cheese, cheddar) .
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