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Monterey Jack vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are monterey Jack and brown sugar different?

  • Monterey Jack has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A than brown sugar.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for monterey Jack is 95% higher.
  • Brown sugar has less saturated fat.
  • Monterey Jack has a lower glycemic index (27) than brown sugar (71).

Cheese, monterey and Sugars, brown 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 224% 7.1% 27% 11% 82% 190% 78% 1.4% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +798.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +9900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +481.8%
~equal in Iron ~0.71mg

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.
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% 66% 5.2% 9% 3.8% 90% 1.7% 13% 18% 104% 6.3% 14% 8.4%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more CholineCholine +569.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monterey Jack Brown sugar DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.066g 0g 87%
Calcium 746mg 83mg 66%
Phosphorus 444mg 4mg 63%
Protein 24.48g 0.12g 49%
Fats 30.28g 0g 47%
Vitamin B12 0.83µg 0µg 35%
Carbs 0.68g 98.09g 32%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.39mg 0mg 30%
Zinc 3mg 0.03mg 27%
Sodium 600mg 28mg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 1.2µg 24%
Vitamin A 198µg 0µg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.751g 0g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.899g 0g 6%
Folate 18µg 1µg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 9mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 0.132mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 2.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.064mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.032mg 0.047mg 2%
Potassium 81mg 133mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Calories 373kcal 380kcal 0%
Net carbs 0.68g 98.09g N/A
Iron 0.72mg 0.71mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 97.02g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.315mg 0%
Threonine 0.871mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.519mg 0%
Leucine 2.344mg 0%
Lysine 2.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.641mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.289mg 0%
Valine 1.635mg 0%
Histidine 0.859mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 30% 41% 4%
Protein: 24.48 g
Fats: 30.28 g
Carbs: 0.68 g
Water: 41.01 g
Other: 3.55 g
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20300%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2960.4%
Contains more OtherOther +688.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14325%

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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. Monterey Jack - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170844/nutrients
  2. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.