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

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What are the main differences between monterey Jack and colby cheese?

Colby cheese has less calcium than monterey Jack.

We used Cheese, monterey and Cheese, colby types in this comparison.

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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.

Monterey Jack

Colby cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Calcium ~685mg

~equal in Iron ~0.76mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.07mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~457mg

~equal in Sodium ~604mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.012mg

~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.

Monterey Jack

Colby cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.28mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.6µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.015mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.375mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.83µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.7µg

~equal in Folate ~18µg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	198µg	264µg	7%
Calcium	746mg	685mg	6%
Saturated fat	19.066g	20.218g	5%
Fats	30.28g	32.11g	3%
Cholesterol	89mg	95mg	2%
Phosphorus	444mg	457mg	2%
Calories	373kcal	394kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.39mg	0.375mg	1%
Protein	24.48g	23.76g	1%
Zinc	3mg	3.07mg	1%
Copper	0.032mg	0.042mg	1%
Iron	0.72mg	0.76mg	1%
Potassium	81mg	127mg	1%
Carbs	0.68g	2.57g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.751g	9.28g	1%
Net carbs	0.68g	2.57g	N/A
Vitamin D	22IU	24IU	0%
Magnesium	27mg	26mg	0%
Sugar	0.5g	0.52g	N/A
Sodium	600mg	604mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.28mg	0%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.6µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.012mg	0%
Selenium	14.5µg	14.5µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.093mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.21mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.079mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	0.83µg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.7µg	0%
Folate	18µg	18µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.899g	0.953g	0%
Tryptophan	0.315mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.871mg	0.845mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.519mg	1.475mg	0%
Leucine	2.344mg	2.275mg	0%
Lysine	2.037mg	1.978mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.622mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.289mg	1.251mg	0%
Valine	1.635mg	1.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.859mg	0.834mg	0%