Monterey Jack vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between monterey Jack and turkey meat

Monterey Jack has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A, while turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B5, and choline.
Monterey Jack's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 85% higher.
Turkey meat contains 53 times less calcium than monterey Jack. Monterey Jack contains 746mg of calcium, while turkey meat contains 14mg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of turkey meat is 0, while the glycemic index of monterey Jack is 27.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, monterey and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5228.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+21%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+99.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+11.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+195.1%
Contains more IronIron	+51.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.5%

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+271.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+351.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+679.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+22.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+467.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.066g	2.155g	77%
Calcium	746mg	14mg	73%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	9.573mg	59%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.616mg	41%
Fats	30.28g	7.39g	35%
Phosphorus	444mg	223mg	32%
Selenium	14.5µg	29.8µg	28%
Sodium	600mg	103mg	22%
Vitamin A	198µg	12µg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	8.751g	2.647g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.948mg	15%
Choline	15.4mg	87.4mg	13%
Calories	373kcal	189kcal	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.899g	2.119g	8%
Protein	24.48g	28.55g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.39mg	0.281mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	1.02µg	8%
Cholesterol	89mg	109mg	7%
Copper	0.032mg	0.093mg	7%
Potassium	81mg	239mg	5%
Zinc	3mg	2.48mg	5%
Iron	0.72mg	1.09mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.045mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	0µg	2%
Folate	18µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin D	22IU	15IU	1%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.07mg	1%
Magnesium	27mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.4µg	1%
Carbs	0.68g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0.68g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	0.5g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.315mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.871mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.519mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.344mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.037mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.289mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.635mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.859mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A