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Muenster cheese vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between muenster cheese and pork jowl

  • Muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, and zinc; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Muenster cheese covers your daily calcium needs 71% more than pork jowl.
  • Pork jowl contains 112 times less vitamin A than muenster cheese. Muenster cheese contains 1012IU of vitamin A, while pork jowl contains 9IU.
  • Pork jowl has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of muenster cheese is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, muenster and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw.

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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 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17825%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +444.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96%
~equal in Iron ~0.42mg

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% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +79.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2869.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4302.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Muenster cheese Pork jowl DV% diff.
Calcium 717mg 4mg 71%
Fats 30.04g 69.61g 61%
Monounsaturated fat 8.711g 32.89g 60%
Phosphorus 468mg 86mg 55%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.661g 8.11g 50%
Protein 23.41g 6.38g 34%
Vitamin A 298µg 3µg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.013mg 0.386mg 31%
Saturated fat 19.113g 25.26g 28%
Vitamin B3 0.103mg 4.535mg 28%
Vitamin B12 1.47µg 0.82µg 27%
Sodium 628mg 25mg 26%
Selenium 14.5µg 1.5µg 24%
Zinc 2.81mg 0.84mg 18%
Calories 368kcal 655kcal 14%
Magnesium 27mg 3mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.32mg 0.236mg 6%
Folate 12µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.09mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Cholesterol 96mg 90mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Copper 0.031mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.25mg 1%
Carbs 1.12g 0g 0%
Net carbs 1.12g 0g N/A
Potassium 134mg 148mg 0%
Iron 0.41mg 0.42mg 0%
Sugar 1.12g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.29mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.327mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.888mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.145mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 2.26mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 2.139mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.24mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 1.482mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.829mg 0.072mg 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
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +266.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +88.2%
Contains more OtherOther +101.1%
Contains more FatsFats +131.7%

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
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +277.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1126.9%

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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. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.