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Muenster cheese vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between muenster cheese and milk

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than milk.
  • Muenster cheese's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 92% more.
  • Muenster cheese contains 19 times more cholesterol than milk. Muenster cheese contains 96mg of cholesterol, while milk contains 5mg.
  • Milk contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, muenster and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +473.6%
Contains more IronIron +1266.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +210%
Contains more ZincZinc +569%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +392.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%

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%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +413.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +212.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.093mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.113g 0.633g 84%
Calcium 717mg 125mg 59%
Phosphorus 468mg 95mg 53%
Fats 30.04g 0.97g 45%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0.47µg 42%
Protein 23.41g 3.37g 40%
Cholesterol 96mg 5mg 30%
Vitamin A 298µg 58µg 27%
Sodium 628mg 44mg 25%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.42mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 0.277g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.3µg 20%
Calories 368kcal 42kcal 16%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.185mg 10%
Iron 0.41mg 0.03mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 11mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 0.035g 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.361mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 48IU 3%
Copper 0.031mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.01mg 2%
Folate 12µg 5µg 2%
Carbs 1.12g 4.99g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.037mg 1%
Net carbs 1.12g 4.99g N/A
Potassium 134mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g 5.2g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 0.093mg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +594.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2996.9%
Contains more OtherOther +388%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +345.5%
Contains more WaterWater +115.3%

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
Milk
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3044.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1788.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.