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Muenster cheese vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are muenster cheese and chicken meat different?

  • Muenster cheese is higher in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for muenster cheese is 77% higher.
  • Muenster cheese contains 48 times more calcium than chicken meat. While muenster cheese contains 717mg of calcium, chicken meat contains only 15mg.
  • Chicken meat has less sodium.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than muenster cheese (27).

Cheese, muenster and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4680%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +157.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.4%
Contains more IronIron +207.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64.8%

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%
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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +520.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +390%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +384.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8139.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +442.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +614.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +327.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Chicken meat DV% diff.
Calcium 717mg 15mg 70%
Saturated fat 19.113g 3.79g 70%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 8.487mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0.3µg 49%
Phosphorus 468mg 182mg 41%
Vitamin A 298µg 48µg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.4mg 26%
Fats 30.04g 13.6g 25%
Sodium 628mg 82mg 24%
Selenium 14.5µg 23.9µg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 1.03mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 2.97g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.168mg 12%
Iron 0.41mg 1.26mg 11%
Choline 15.4mg 65.9mg 9%
Zinc 2.81mg 1.94mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 5.34g 8%
Protein 23.41g 27.3g 8%
Calories 368kcal 239kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.063mg 4%
Copper 0.031mg 0.066mg 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 2IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 134mg 223mg 3%
Cholesterol 96mg 88mg 3%
Folate 12µg 5µg 2%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.02mg 1%
Magnesium 27mg 23mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g 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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +120.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-1145.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.6%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%

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
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +63.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +349.3%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.