Recipes · British · Burgers and Sandwiches

Cheese and Pickle Sandwich

One serving has 509 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (56%), calcium (51%), phosphorus (45%), riboflavin (36%), thiamin (34%) and vitamin A (32%). Ready in 5 minutes.

Cheese and Pickle Sandwich
Photo: LearningLark from United States, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (153 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 70 g Bread, white
  • 50 g Cheddar cheese
  • 25 g Chutney
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Butter both slices of bread on one side each.
  2. Slice or grate the cheddar and lay it over one slice of bread.
  3. Spread the chutney — a stand-in for the tangy vegetable pickle traditionally used — over the cheese.
  4. Top with the second slice of bread, buttered-side in, press together gently, and cut in half to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy509 kcal24%
Carbohydrates51.3 g
Water53.7 mL
Fiber1.9 g6%
Protein18.2 g38%
Tryptophan0.27 g
Threonine0.53 g
Isoleucine0.61 g
Leucine0.98 g
Lysine0.52 g
Methionine0.28 g
Cystine0.06 g
Phenylalanine0.54 g
Tyrosine0.56 g
Valine0.71 g
Histidine0.28 g
Fat25.7 g
Monounsaturated7.1 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.01 g
Omega-60.73 g
Saturated14.1 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol66.7 mg
Calcium509 mg51%
Copper0.13 mg14%
Iron2.5 mg14%
Magnesium33.5 mg11%
Manganese0.46 mg26%
Phosphorus313 mg45%
Potassium139 mg3%
Selenium31 µg56%
Sodium862 mg
Zinc2.5 mg31%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.37 mg34%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.4 mg36%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.4 mg24%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.6 mg12%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.1 mg8%
Folate (vitamin B9)16.2 µg4%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.56 µg23%
Choline12 mg3%
Vitamin A223 µg32%
Vitamin C1.9 mg3%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12 IU2%
Vitamin E0.57 mg4%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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