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Muenster cheese vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are muenster cheese and kefir different?

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin A than kefir.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for muenster cheese is 92% higher.
  • Muenster cheese contains 19 times more cholesterol than kefir. While muenster cheese contains 96mg of cholesterol, kefir contains only 5mg.
  • Kefir has less saturated fat.

Cheese, muenster and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY 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%
Kefir
Kefir
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 14% 1.5% 3% 13% 45% 5.2% 0.65% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +451.5%
Contains more IronIron +925%
Contains more CopperCopper +244.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +510.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +345.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +302.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%

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%
Kefir
Kefir
5
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 0.67% 57% 0.4% 15% 7.5% 31% 2.8% 23% 13% 36% 0.25% 9.8% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +74.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +137%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +406.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +102.6%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg
~equal in Folate ~13µg
~equal in Choline ~15.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Kefir DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.113g 0.658g 84%
Calcium 717mg 130mg 59%
Phosphorus 468mg 105mg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0.29µg 49%
Fats 30.04g 0.93g 45%
Protein 23.41g 3.79g 39%
Cholesterol 96mg 5mg 30%
Sodium 628mg 40mg 26%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.46mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 0.31g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.6µg 20%
Calories 368kcal 41kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.135mg 14%
Vitamin A 298µg 171µg 14%
Iron 0.41mg 0.04mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 12mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 0.053g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.385mg 4%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Copper 0.031mg 0.009mg 2%
Vitamin D 22IU 41IU 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1µg 2%
Potassium 134mg 164mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.03mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 4.48g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 4.48g N/A
Sugar 1.12g 4.61g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.058mg 0%
Trans fat 0.037g N/A
Folate 12µg 13µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.2mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.029g 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
Kefir
Kefir
2
4% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +517.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3130.1%
Contains more OtherOther +401.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300%
Contains more WaterWater +115.6%

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
Kefir
Kefir
1
64% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.658 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.31 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2710%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1147.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Kefir - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170904/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.