Monterey Jack vs. Goat cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between monterey Jack and goat cheese

Monterey Jack has more calcium, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and phosphorus; however, goat cheese has more copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and iron.
Goat cheese's daily need coverage for copper is 59% more.
Monterey Jack has 5 times more zinc than goat cheese. Monterey Jack has 3mg of zinc, while goat cheese has 0.66mg.
Goat cheese is lower in sodium.
Monterey Jack has a higher glycemic index than goat cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, monterey and Cheese, goat, semisoft type.

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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

Goat cheese

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+354.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+281.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+95.1%
Contains more IronIron	+125%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1662.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+745.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~29mg

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

Goat cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+277.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1134.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.032mg	0.564mg	59%
Calcium	746mg	298mg	45%
Vitamin B12	0.83µg	0.22µg	25%
Vitamin A	198µg	407µg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.39mg	0.676mg	22%
Zinc	3mg	0.66mg	21%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.8µg	19%
Iron	0.72mg	1.62mg	11%
Phosphorus	444mg	375mg	10%
Sodium	600mg	415mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	1.148mg	7%
Saturated fat	19.066g	20.639g	7%
Protein	24.48g	21.58g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.072mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	8.751g	6.808g	5%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.093mg	4%
Folate	18µg	2µg	4%
Cholesterol	89mg	79mg	3%
Potassium	81mg	158mg	2%
Fats	30.28g	29.84g	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.079mg	0.06mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.899g	0.709g	1%
Calories	373kcal	364kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	5.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	169kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.36	N/A
Net carbs	0.68g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	0.68g	0.12g	0%
Vitamin D*	22 IU	22 IU	0%
Magnesium	27mg	29mg	0%
Sugar	0.5g	0.12g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.26mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.21mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.5µg	2.5µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.315mg	0.227mg	0%
Threonine	0.871mg	0.805mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.519mg	0.893mg	0%
Leucine	2.344mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	2.037mg	1.549mg	0%
Methionine	0.641mg	0.575mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.289mg	0.859mg	0%
Valine	1.635mg	1.485mg	0%
Histidine	0.859mg	0.589mg	0%