Cream cheese vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cream cheese and muenster cheese?

Cream cheese is higher in fats and vitamin B5, yet muenster cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, protein, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2.
Muenster cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 62% more.
Cream cheese has 3 times more vitamin B5 than muenster cheese. While cream cheese has 0.517mg of vitamin B5, muenster cheese has only 0.19mg.
The amount of sodium in cream cheese is lower.
The glycemic index of cream cheese is lower.

We used Cheese, cream and Cheese, muenster types in this article.

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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.

Cream cheese

Muenster cheese

Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+639.2%
Contains more IronIron	+272.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+72.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+462%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+337.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

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.

Cream cheese

Muenster cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+568.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+19%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~298µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.056mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	97mg	717mg	62%
Phosphorus	107mg	468mg	52%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.47µg	52%
Protein	6.15g	23.41g	35%
Zinc	0.5mg	2.81mg	21%
Sodium	314mg	628mg	14%
Selenium	8.6µg	14.5µg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.125g		8%
Fats	34.44g	30.04g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.32mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.19mg	7%
Saturated fat	20.213g	19.113g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.661g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.807g		5%
Magnesium	9mg	27mg	4%
Iron	0.11mg	0.41mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.26mg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	22 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.6µg	3%
Cholesterol	101mg	96mg	2%
Choline	27.2mg	15.4mg	2%
Calories	350kcal	368kcal	1%
Carbs	5.52g	1.12g	1%
Copper	0.018mg	0.031mg	1%
Vitamin A	308µg	298µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.013mg	1%
Folate	9µg	12µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.8g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	569kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	5.52g	1.12g	N/A
Potassium	132mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	1.12g	N/A
Starch	0.35g		0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.008mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.103mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.056mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.5µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	8.711g	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.327mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.888mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	2.26mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	2.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	1.24mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	1.482mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.829mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.007g		N/A