Cheese vs Cheese ball

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 26 g of cheese or 23 g of cheese ball. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheese: calcium (2.5×), vitamin B12 (2.3×), saturated fat, sodium (2×) and phosphorus. More in cheese ball: copper (7.7×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheese100 cal

26.2 g · 5.4 g protein · 1.1 g carbs (0.55 g sugars) · 8.2 g fat

Cheese ball100 cal

22.7 g · 4.1 g protein · 1.1 g carbs (0.39 g sugars) · 8.8 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Calcium17% vs 7%

    223 mg vs 88.7 mg

  • Vitamin B1213% vs 6%

    0.32 µg vs 0.14 µg

  • Saturated fatlimit23% vs 16%

    4.7 g vs 3.3 g

  • Copper1% vs 7%

    0.008 mg vs 0.063 mg

  • Sodiumlimit11% vs 5%

    253 mg vs 126 mg

  • Phosphorus11% vs 6%

    140 mg vs 79.6 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein5.4 g · 4.1 g11%·8%
  • Total fat8.2 g · 8.8 g11%·11%
  • Cholesterollimit24.9 mg · 16.1 mg8%·5%
  • Carbohydrates1.1 g · 1.1 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.27 g0%·1%
  • Potassium33.9 mg · 44 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.1 mg · 0.14 mg1%·1%
  • Magnesium7.3 mg · 10.9 mg2%·3%
  • Zinc0.83 mg · 0.62 mg8%·6%
  • Selenium6.4 µg · 4.5 µg12%·8%
  • Vitamin A77.2 µg · 45.6 µg9%·5%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0.79 µg · 0.091 µg4%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.2 mg · 0.15 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.71 µg · 0.43 µg1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.008 mg · 0.025 mg1%·2%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg · 0.07 mg8%·5%
  • Niacin (B3)0.022 mg · 0.23 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin B60.02 mg · 0.05 mg1%·3%
  • Folate4.7 µg · 7.7 µg1%·2%
  • Choline5.5 mg · 6.2 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705704), Cheese ball (Survey (FNDDS) 2705781). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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