Cheese vs Cheese ball

In short

One serving each: 80 calories in cheese (1 slice, 21 g), 125 calories in cheese ball (1 oz, 28.3 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in cheese: calcium. More in cheese ball: copper (12×) and total fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Cheese80 cal

1 slice (21 g) · 4.3 g protein · 0.91 g carbs (0.44 g sugars) · 6.6 g fat

Cheese ball125 cal

1 oz (28.3 g) · 5.1 g protein · 1.4 g carbs (0.49 g sugars) · 11 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving 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%
  • Copper1% vs 9%

    0.007 mg vs 0.079 mg

  • Total fat8% vs 14%

    6.6 g vs 11 g

  • Calcium14% vs 9%

    178 mg vs 111 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein4.3 g · 5.1 g9%·10%
  • Saturated fatlimit3.7 g · 4.1 g19%·21%
  • Cholesterollimit19.9 mg · 20.1 mg7%·7%
  • Carbohydrates0.91 g · 1.4 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0.34 g0%·1%
  • Sodiumlimit202 mg · 157 mg9%·7%
  • Potassium27.1 mg · 54.9 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.082 mg · 0.18 mg<1%·1%
  • Magnesium5.9 mg · 13.6 mg1%·3%
  • Phosphorus112 mg · 99.3 mg9%·8%
  • Zinc0.66 mg · 0.77 mg6%·7%
  • Selenium5.1 µg · 5.6 µg9%·10%
  • Vitamin A61.7 µg · 56.9 µg7%·6%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.25 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0.63 µg · 0.11 µg3%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.16 mg · 0.19 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.57 µg · 0.54 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.006 mg · 0.031 mg1%·3%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.084 mg · 0.087 mg6%·7%
  • Niacin (B3)0.018 mg · 0.28 mg<1%·2%
  • Vitamin B60.016 mg · 0.062 mg1%·4%
  • Folate3.8 µg · 9.6 µg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B120.26 µg · 0.18 µg11%·7%
  • Choline4.4 mg · 7.8 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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