American cheese vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between American cheese and brunost

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B1,2, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for brunost is 88% higher.
Brunost has 3 times less sodium than American cheese. American cheese has 1671mg of sodium, while brunost has 600mg.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Cheese, gjetost.

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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.

American cheese

Brunost

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.3%
Contains more IronIron	+21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+118.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+44.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+169.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+967.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.1%

~equal in Manganese ~0.04mg

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.

American cheese

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+490.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+969.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+731.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+401.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	1.382mg	88%
Calcium	1045mg	400mg	65%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	3.351mg	59%
Sodium	1671mg	600mg	47%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	2.42µg	38%
Potassium	132mg	1409mg	38%
Phosphorus	641mg	444mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.315mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.271mg	17%
Protein	18.13g	9.65g	17%
Carbs	3.7g	42.65g	13%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.14mg	12%
Magnesium	26mg	70mg	10%
Selenium	20.2µg	14.5µg	10%
Vitamin A	250µg	334µg	9%
Choline	36.2mg		7%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	0.813mg	5%
Saturated fat	18.057g	19.16g	5%
Calories	371kcal	466kcal	5%
Vitamin E	0.8mg		5%
Copper	0.046mg	0.08mg	4%
Fats	31.79g	29.51g	4%
Vitamin D	0.6µg		3%
Vitamin D	23IU		3%
Cholesterol	100mg	94mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	0.938g	2%
Iron	0.63mg	0.52mg	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	7.879g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g		N/A
Manganese	0.041mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.293mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g		N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g		N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A