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Muenster cheese vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between muenster cheese and butter

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 157% more than muenster cheese.
  • Butter contains 57 times less sodium than muenster cheese. Muenster cheese contains 628mg of sodium, while butter contains 11mg.
  • The glycemic index of muenster cheese is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, muenster and Butter, without salt.

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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% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 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 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2887.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +458.3%
Contains more IronIron +1950%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3022.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +841.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +764.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.113g 50.489g 143%
Fats 30.04g 81.11g 79%
Calcium 717mg 24mg 69%
Phosphorus 468mg 24mg 63%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0.17µg 54%
Protein 23.41g 0.85g 45%
Vitamin A 298µg 684µg 43%
Cholesterol 96mg 215mg 40%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 23.43g 37%
Sodium 628mg 11mg 27%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.09mg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 1µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.034mg 22%
Calories 368kcal 717kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 3.01g 16%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2.32mg 14%
Magnesium 27mg 2mg 6%
Iron 0.41mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.003mg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 134mg 24mg 3%
Copper 0.031mg 0.016mg 2%
Folate 12µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.11mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 18.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.005mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0.06g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 0.042mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2654.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1766.7%
Contains more WaterWater +132.8%
Contains more OtherOther +9050%
Contains more FatsFats +170%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +355.4%

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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. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.