Brie vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and American cheese different?

Brie is higher in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, American cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 86% higher.
Brie contains 8 times more folate than American cheese. While brie contains 65µg of folate, American cheese contains only 8µg.
Brie has less sodium.
Brie has a lower glycemic index (0) than American cheese (27).

Cheese, brie and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Brie

American cheese

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+467.9%
Contains more IronIron	+26%
Contains more CopperCopper	+142.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+241%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.3%

~equal in Zinc ~2.49mg

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.

Brie

American cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+335.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+712.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+43.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	184mg	1045mg	86%
Phosphorus	188mg	641mg	65%
Sodium	629mg	1671mg	45%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.234mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.054mg	14%
Folate	65µg	8µg	14%
Selenium	14.5µg	20.2µg	10%
Vitamin A	174µg	250µg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.403mg	6%
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	1.5µg	6%
Fats	27.68g	31.79g	6%
Protein	20.75g	18.13g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.015mg	5%
Choline	15.4mg	36.2mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.8mg	4%
Copper	0.019mg	0.046mg	3%
Saturated fat	17.41g	18.057g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	1.286g	3%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	0.076mg	2%
Calories	334kcal	371kcal	2%
Iron	0.5mg	0.63mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.6µg	1%
Zinc	2.38mg	2.49mg	1%
Potassium	152mg	132mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	26mg	1%
Carbs	0.45g	3.7g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	8.236g	1%
Net carbs	0.45g	3.7g	N/A
Cholesterol	100mg	100mg	0%
Vitamin D	20IU	23IU	0%
Sugar	0.45g	2.26g	N/A
Manganese	0.034mg	0.041mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	2.6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.144g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.772mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.938mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	1.716mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	1.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.939mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	1.187mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.546mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.137g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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