Butter vs. Monterey Jack — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between butter and monterey Jack

Butter has more fats and vitamin A; however, monterey Jack is richer in calcium, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 157% more than monterey Jack.
Monterey Jack has 3 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter has 684µg of vitamin A, while monterey Jack has 198µg.
Monterey Jack contains less saturated fat.
Monterey Jack has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of monterey Jack is 27, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Butter, without salt and Cheese, monterey.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Monterey Jack

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3008.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+237.5%
Contains more IronIron	+3500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Butter

Monterey Jack

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+245.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+180%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1047.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+388.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	19.066g	143%
Fats	81.11g	30.28g	78%
Calcium	24mg	746mg	72%
Phosphorus	24mg	444mg	60%
Vitamin A	684µg	198µg	54%
Protein	0.85g	24.48g	47%
Cholesterol	215mg	89mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	8.751g	37%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.83µg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	0.39mg	27%
Zinc	0.09mg	3mg	26%
Sodium	11mg	600mg	26%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.315g		20%
Calories	717kcal	373kcal	17%
Vitamin E	2.32mg	0.26mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.899g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.166g		13%
Iron	0.02mg	0.72mg	9%
Magnesium	2mg	27mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.079mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg	2.5µg	4%
Folate	3µg	18µg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	22 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Potassium	24mg	81mg	2%
Copper	0.016mg	0.032mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	0.21mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.015mg	1%
Choline	18.8mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	6.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	152kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.68g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.68g	0%
Sugar	0.06g	0.5g	N/A
Manganese	0.004mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.093mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.315mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.871mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	1.519mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	2.344mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	2.037mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	1.289mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	1.635mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.859mg	0%