Monterey Jack vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between monterey Jack and cream cheese

Monterey Jack has more calcium, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and iron; however, cream cheese has more vitamin A.
Monterey Jack's daily need coverage for calcium is 65% more.
Monterey Jack has 7 times more iron than cream cheese. Monterey Jack has 0.72mg of iron, while cream cheese has 0.11mg.
Cream cheese is lower in sodium.
Monterey Jack has a higher glycemic index than cream cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, monterey and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Monterey Jack

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+669.1%
Contains more IronIron	+554.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+315%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.7%

~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

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.

Monterey Jack

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+69.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+277.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+19%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+230.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+146.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.091mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	746mg	97mg	65%
Phosphorus	444mg	107mg	48%
Protein	24.48g	6.15g	37%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	0.22µg	25%
Zinc	3mg	0.5mg	23%
Sodium	600mg	314mg	12%
Vitamin A	198µg	308µg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.39mg	0.23mg	12%
Selenium	14.5µg	8.6µg	11%
Iron	0.72mg	0.11mg	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.125g	8%
Fats	30.28g	34.44g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.517mg	6%
Saturated fat	19.066g	20.213g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.807g	5%
Cholesterol	89mg	101mg	4%
Magnesium	27mg	9mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.86mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.899g	1.483g	4%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Carbs	0.68g	5.52g	2%
Potassium	81mg	132mg	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.018mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.056mg	2%
Folate	18µg	9µg	2%
Choline	15.4mg	27.2mg	2%
Calories	373kcal	350kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.023mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	569kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	0.68g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar	0.5g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.091mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.1µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	8.751g	8.907g	0%
Tryptophan	0.315mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.871mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.519mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	2.344mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	2.037mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.289mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.635mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.859mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	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