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Muenster cheese vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are muenster cheese and fondant icing different?

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin A than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for muenster cheese is 96% higher.
  • Fondant icing has less saturated fat.
  • Muenster cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than fondant icing (43).

Cheese, muenster and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe 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 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3250%
Contains more IronIron +4000%
Contains more CopperCopper +933.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +6925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Fondant icing DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.113g 0g 87%
Calcium 717mg 3mg 71%
Phosphorus 468mg 0mg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0µg 61%
Protein 23.41g 0g 47%
Fats 30.04g 0.02g 46%
Vitamin A 298µg 0µg 33%
Cholesterol 96mg 0mg 32%
Carbs 1.12g 93.18g 31%
Sodium 628mg 11mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.6µg 25%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.04mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.016mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 0g 22%
Magnesium 27mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.41mg 0.01mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 134mg 4mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 0g 4%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 0mg 3%
Copper 0.031mg 0.003mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.005mg 1%
Calories 368kcal 373kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 88.9g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0%

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
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +150100%
Contains more WaterWater +519.7%
Contains more OtherOther +6000%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8219.6%

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.