Table 3.

Median (minimum-maximum) values of calories and nutritional content in dairy cheese and coconut oil-based cheese alternatives per 100 g, by format.

	Block/Slices			Grated			Spreads
	Dairy Cheese n = 17	Coconut Oil-Based n = 19	p Value	Dairy Cheese n = 3	Coconut Oil-Based n = 8	p Value	Dairy Cheese n = 2	Coconut Oil-Based n = 7	p Value
	Median (Min–Max)	Median (Min–Max)		Median (Min–Max)	Median (Min–Max)		Median (Min–Max)	Median (Min–Max)
Calories (kcal)	367 (201–467)	290 (273–327)	<0.001	367 (223–395)	289 (240–313)	0.473	306 (251–361)	267 (200–290)	0.500
Total fat (g)	31.3 (11.2–40.5)	23.0 (17.0–29.0)	<0.001	26.5 (16.1–32.1)	21.8 (16.7–25.9)	0.473	28.2 (23.9–32.4)	25.0 (16.7–28.8)	0.500
Saturated fat (g)	19.4 (7.0–25.4)	20.9 (16.0–26.0)	0.392	16.7 (8.7–17.1)	19.5 (8.3–22.0)	0.357	17.0 (14.3–19.6)	23.0 (15.0–24.2)	0.184
Carbohydrate (g)	0.0 (0.0–0.5)	20.0 (6.1–30.0)	<0.001	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	21.4 (18.3–26.7)	0.017	2.7 (2.3–3.1)	6.0 (1.3–13.30)	0.186
Sugars (g)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.1 (0.0–7.1)	<0.001	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.2)	0.292	2.7 (2.3–3.1)	0.2 (0.0–1.1)	0.053
Fibre (g)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–5.9)	0.014	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–4.0)	0.449	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–2.2)	0.384
Protein (g)	23.4 (13.8–29.0)	0.5 (0.0–2.2)	<0.001	26.9 (19.5–32.3)	0.0 (0.0–1.6)	0.014	11.1 (6.5–15.6)	0.2 (0.0–6.0)	0.053
Salt (g)	1.7 (0.7–3.8)	1.8 (1.0–3.5)	0.514	1.5 (0.9–2.1)	1.9 (1.0–2.3)	0.474	1.2 (0.1–2.3)	1.2 (1.0–1.6)	1.000

Mann–Whitney U non-parametric test for independent samples was used to perform comparisons among dairy and plant-based cheese. p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.