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Monterey Jack vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between monterey Jack and milk?

  • Monterey Jack is richer than milk in calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin A.
  • Monterey Jack's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 92% more.
  • Monterey Jack has 18 times more cholesterol than milk. While monterey Jack has 89mg of cholesterol, milk has only 5mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in milk is lower.

We used Cheese, monterey and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D types 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +496.8%
Contains more IronIron +2300%
Contains more CopperCopper +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +614.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +367.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +266.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%

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%
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +241.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monterey Jack Milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.066g 0.633g 84%
Calcium 746mg 125mg 62%
Phosphorus 444mg 95mg 50%
Fats 30.28g 0.97g 45%
Protein 24.48g 3.37g 42%
Cholesterol 89mg 5mg 28%
Sodium 600mg 44mg 24%
Zinc 3mg 0.42mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.751g 0.277g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.3µg 20%
Calories 373kcal 42kcal 17%
Vitamin A 198µg 58µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.39mg 0.185mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.83µg 0.47µg 15%
Iron 0.72mg 0.03mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.899g 0.035g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 11mg 4%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.21mg 0.361mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.079mg 0.037mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 48IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Copper 0.032mg 0.01mg 2%
Potassium 81mg 150mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.01mg 2%
Carbs 0.68g 4.99g 1%
Net carbs 0.68g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 5.2g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 0.093mg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.315mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.871mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.519mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 2.344mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.037mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.641mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.289mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.635mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.859mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +626.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3021.6%
Contains more OtherOther +373.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +633.8%
Contains more WaterWater +119.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.066 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.751 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.899 g
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3059.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2468.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.