Feta vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are feta and muenster cheese different?

Feta is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B12; however, muenster cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for feta is 40% higher.
Feta contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than muenster cheese. While feta contains 0.154mg of vitamin B1, muenster cheese contains only 0.013mg.
Muenster cheese has less sodium.

Cheese, feta and Cheese, muenster are the varieties 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.

Feta

Muenster cheese

Contains more IronIron	+58.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+116.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.031mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.81mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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.

Feta

Muenster cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1084.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+862.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+408.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+657.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+138.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+44.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+38.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.844mg	0.32mg	40%
Vitamin B6	0.424mg	0.056mg	28%
Calcium	493mg	717mg	22%
Saturated fat	14.946g	19.113g	19%
Vitamin A	125µg	298µg	19%
Phosphorus	337mg	468mg	19%
Protein	14.21g	23.41g	18%
Vitamin B5	0.967mg	0.19mg	16%
Sodium	917mg	628mg	13%
Fats	21.28g	30.04g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.154mg	0.013mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.623g	8.711g	10%
Vitamin B12	1.69µg	1.47µg	9%
Vitamin B3	0.991mg	0.103mg	6%
Folate	32µg	12µg	5%
Calories	264kcal	368kcal	5%
Iron	0.65mg	0.41mg	3%
Potassium	62mg	134mg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	27mg	2%
Cholesterol	89mg	96mg	2%
Zinc	2.88mg	2.81mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.6µg	1%
Manganese	0.028mg	0.008mg	1%
Selenium	15µg	14.5µg	1%
Vitamin D	16IU	22IU	1%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.5µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.18mg	0.26mg	1%
Carbs	4.09g	1.12g	1%
Net carbs	4.09g	1.12g	N/A
Sugar	4.09g	1.12g	N/A
Copper	0.032mg	0.031mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.591g	0.661g	0%
Tryptophan	0.2mg	0.327mg	0%
Threonine	0.637mg	0.888mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.803mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	1.395mg	2.26mg	0%
Lysine	1.219mg	2.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.368mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	1.24mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	1.482mg	0%
Histidine	0.397mg	0.829mg	0%