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Cheddar Nutritional Value And Analysis

Nutrition Facts

Serving size 100g

Amount per serving

Calories 168

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 7g %10

Saturated Fat 4g %21

Trans Fat ~g

Cholesterol 21mg %0

Sodium 873mg %58

Total Carbohydrate 2g %0

Dietary Fiber 0g %0

Total Sugars 1g

Protein 24g

Vitamin D 5.0IU %0

Calcium 415.0mg %31

Iron 0.4mg %2

Potassium 66mg %1

Phosphorus 484.0mg %48

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Vitamins in cheddar

Vitamin C 0.0mg %0

Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.1mg %0

Vitamin E 0.1mg %0

Vitamin K 0.6µg %1

Vitamin D 5.0IU %1

Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.0mg %1

Choline, total 15.4mg %3

Vitamin B6 0.0mg %3

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.2mg %4

Vitamin A 207.0IU %7

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.2mg %17

Vitamin B12 0.5µg %20

Minerals in cheddar

Manganese 0.0mg %0

Potassium 66.0mg %2

Iron 0.4mg %2

Copper 0.0mg %2

Magnesium 16.0mg %4

Zinc 1.8mg %13

Selenium 14.5µg %26

Calcium 415.0mg %32

Phosphorus 484.0mg %48

Sodium 873.0mg %58

Amino Acids in cheddar

Cystine 0.1g %36

Threonine 0.8g %71

Leucine 2.1g %73

Methionine 0.6g %75

Valine 1.5g %77

Lysine 1.9g %83

Isoleucine 1.4g %93

Tryptophan 0.3g %95

Histidine 0.8g %105

Tyrosine 1.1g %115

Phenylalanine 1.2g %126

Fatty Acids in cheddar

DHA 0.00g %0

EPA 0.00g %0

DPA 0.00g %0

Omega-3 0.00g %0

"~" is missing data | Data Source

Macronutrients ratio

Carbohydrate Quality Score

Carbohydrates are made up of three components: fiber, starch, and sugar. Our score is based on Harvard research and our data analysis.

The Carbohydrate Quality Score of cheddar is 0.0/100 which makes it a low quality carbohydrate food.

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Protein Completeness

A protein is called complete when, proportionally to its overall amino-acid content, it has enough of each essential amino acids.

Cheddar has a complete source of protein.

amino acid mg/kg of BW mg/g of protein
Threonine 23 33
Leucine 59 89
Valine 39 62
Lysine 45 78
Isoleucine 30 58
Tryptophan 6 12
Histidine 15 33
Met+Cys 22 29
Phe+Tyr 30 94

Protein Energy Ratio

Improving the protein energy ratio of your diet can be an effective strategy of increasing your diet quality an may potentially lead to weight loss.

The protein energy ratio in cheddar is 5.7 which makes it a high P:E food.

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Energy density (ED)

Lowering the energy density of your food can be an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of obesity without focusing on calorie intake.

The energy density of cheddar is 1.7 which makes it a medium energy density food.

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How nutritious is this food?

Micronutrients in cheddar as % of Recommended Daily Intake per serving.

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Nutrient Density Score for cheddar is 17/100 low).

The Nutrient Density Score tells you how much of the essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids you get per calorie. It helps you get the nutrients you need without consuming excess energy.

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Micronutrient Ratios

Advising the ratios of micronutrients in a complete diet maybe more informative than each single nutrient on its own. The table below shows major micronutrient ratios for cheddar

Nutrient Ratio Value Ideal Ratio
Omega6:Omega3 N/A <4
Zinc:Copper 86.67 <12
Potassium:Sodium 0.08 >2
Caclcium:Magnesium 25.94 <2
Iron:Copper 19.05 <15
Calcium:Phosphorus 0.86 >1.3

Satiety Score

Satiety Score is a mathematical prediction of satiety based on macronutrients and micronutrients analysis of 650,000+ days of food logs.

satiety 58%

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This food is insulinogenic with high insulin load.

Our insulinogenic formula determines the degree that food will raise your insulin levels in the short term.

48% of insulinogenic calories

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