Monterey Jack vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between monterey Jack and butter

Monterey Jack has more calcium, phosphorus, protein, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and zinc; however, butter is richer in fats and vitamin A.
Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 157% more than monterey Jack.
Butter has 33 times less zinc than monterey Jack. Monterey Jack has 3mg of zinc, while butter has 0.09mg.
Monterey Jack contains less cholesterol.
Monterey Jack has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of monterey Jack is 27, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, monterey and Butter, without salt.

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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.

Monterey Jack

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3008.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+237.5%
Contains more IronIron	+3500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+175%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

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.

Monterey Jack

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1047.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+388.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+245.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+792.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+180%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.066g	50.489g	143%
Fats	30.28g	81.11g	78%
Calcium	746mg	24mg	72%
Phosphorus	444mg	24mg	60%
Vitamin A	198µg	684µg	54%
Protein	24.48g	0.85g	47%
Cholesterol	89mg	215mg	42%
Monounsaturated fat	8.751g	23.43g	37%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	0.17µg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.39mg	0.034mg	27%
Zinc	3mg	0.09mg	26%
Sodium	600mg	11mg	26%
Selenium	14.5µg	1µg	25%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.315g	20%
Calories	373kcal	717kcal	17%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	2.32mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.899g	3.01g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.166g	13%
Iron	0.72mg	0.02mg	9%
Magnesium	27mg	2mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.003mg	6%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	7µg	4%
Folate	18µg	3µg	4%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	0 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Potassium	81mg	24mg	2%
Copper	0.032mg	0.016mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.005mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.8mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	0.68g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0.68g	0.06g	0%
Sugar	0.5g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.004mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.042mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.315mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.871mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.519mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	2.344mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	2.037mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.289mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	1.635mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.859mg	0.023mg	0%