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Brie vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and beer different?

  • Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, calcium, and folate than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for brie is 87% higher.
  • Beer has less saturated fat.
  • Brie has a lower glycemic index (0) than beer (104).

Cheese, brie and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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
Brie
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Beer
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +463%
Contains more IronIron +2400%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +23700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1242.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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
Brie
10
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 7.5% 58% 4.8% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49%
Beer
Beer
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1980%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1582.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +410.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +8150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Beer DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 0g 79%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.02µg 68%
Fats 27.68g 0g 43%
Protein 20.75g 0.46g 41%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.025mg 38%
Cholesterol 100mg 0mg 33%
Sodium 629mg 4mg 27%
Phosphorus 188mg 14mg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.6µg 25%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.01mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 0g 20%
Vitamin A 174µg 0µg 19%
Calcium 184mg 4mg 18%
Calories 334kcal 43kcal 15%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.046mg 15%
Folate 65µg 6µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.041mg 13%
Iron 0.5mg 0.02mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.005mg 5%
Potassium 152mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin D* 20 IU 0 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 6mg 3%
Copper 0.019mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 0.45g 3.55g 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 0.513mg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 10.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.2g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 161kcal 935kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 233g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 N/A
Net carbs 0.45g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
Brie
2
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Beer
Beer
3
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4410.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +688.9%
Contains more WaterWater +89.9%
Contains more OtherOther +49.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.