Blue cheese vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between blue cheese and muenster cheese

Blue cheese has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B3; however, muenster cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for blue cheese is 31% higher.
Muenster cheese has 10 times less vitamin B3 than blue cheese. Blue cheese has 1.016mg of vitamin B3, while muenster cheese has 0.103mg.
Muenster cheese is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, blue and Cheese, muenster.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Blue cheese

Muenster cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+91%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35.8%
Contains more IronIron	+32.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.2%

~equal in Zinc ~2.81mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Blue cheese

Muenster cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+886.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+810%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+196.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.19mg	31%
Sodium	1146mg	628mg	23%
Calcium	528mg	717mg	19%
Phosphorus	387mg	468mg	12%
Vitamin A	198µg	298µg	11%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	1.47µg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.056mg	8%
Cholesterol	75mg	96mg	7%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	0.103mg	6%
Folate	36µg	12µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.32mg	5%
Protein	21.4g	23.41g	4%
Potassium	256mg	134mg	4%
Fats	28.74g	30.04g	2%
Saturated fat	18.669g	19.113g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	8.711g	2%
Calories	353kcal	368kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.6µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	27mg	1%
Iron	0.31mg	0.41mg	1%
Copper	0.04mg	0.031mg	1%
Zinc	2.66mg	2.81mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.013mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	0.661g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	165kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	2.34g	1.12g	N/A
Carbs	2.34g	1.12g	0%
Vitamin D*	21 IU	22 IU	0%
Sugar	0.5g	1.12g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.26mg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.008mg	0%
Selenium	14.5µg	14.5µg	0%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	2.5µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.327mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	0.888mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	2.26mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	2.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	1.24mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	1.482mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	0.829mg	0%