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Muenster cheese vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between muenster cheese and ground beef

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Muenster cheese covers your daily calcium needs 68% more than ground beef.
  • Ground beef contains 112 times less vitamin A than muenster cheese. Muenster cheese contains 1012IU of vitamin A, while ground beef contains 9IU.
  • Ground beef has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of muenster cheese is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, muenster and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2072.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.9%
Contains more IronIron +453.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +154.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.7%

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% 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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9833.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3808.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +169.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +69.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16%
Contains more CholineCholine +375.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Ground beef DV% diff.
Calcium 717mg 33mg 68%
Saturated fat 19.113g 6.073g 59%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 2.49µg 43%
Phosphorus 468mg 166mg 43%
Vitamin A 298µg 3µg 33%
Zinc 2.81mg 5.84mg 28%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 4.026mg 25%
Sodium 628mg 73mg 24%
Fats 30.04g 15.37g 23%
Iron 0.41mg 2.27mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.311mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.171mg 11%
Choline 15.4mg 73.2mg 11%
Selenium 14.5µg 19.1µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.512mg 6%
Calories 368kcal 241kcal 6%
Copper 0.031mg 0.079mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 7.322g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.051mg 3%
Potassium 134mg 241mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 2IU 3%
Cholesterol 96mg 88mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 0.408g 2%
Magnesium 27mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.12mg 1%
Protein 23.41g 23.87g 1%
Folate 12µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.9µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +95.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +53.1%
Contains more WaterWater +39.7%
~equal in Protein ~23.87g

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +62%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.