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Cereal vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cereal and muenster cheese different?

  • Cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin C, while muenster cheese is higher in calcium and phosphorus.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 523% more than muenster cheese.
  • Cereal is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than muenster cheese (27).

Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Cheese, muenster types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Contains more IronIron +8207.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +341.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9775%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7070%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +507.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Cereal
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1109.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28657.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10589.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Muenster cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.013mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.056mg 456%
Iron 34.06mg 0.41mg 421%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.32mg 273%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.103mg 184%
Saturated fat 0.26g 19.113g 86%
Calcium 10mg 717mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 61%
Vitamin A 814µg 298µg 57%
Phosphorus 77mg 468mg 56%
Fats 1.08g 30.04g 45%
Zinc 7.6mg 2.81mg 44%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0mg 43%
Protein 6.06g 23.41g 35%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.008mg 34%
Cholesterol 96mg 32%
Carbs 86.85g 1.12g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 8.711g 21%
Selenium 6.3µg 14.5µg 15%
Copper 0.137mg 0.031mg 12%
Sodium 795mg 628mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.5µg 2%
Magnesium 19mg 27mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 0.661g 2%
Calories 378kcal 368kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.26mg 1%
Potassium 105mg 134mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 1.12g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 1.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 1.24mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0.829mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7654.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +286.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2681.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1005%
Contains more OtherOther +64.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4170.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.