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Brie vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brie and blue cheese

  • Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B6; however, blue cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily calcium needs 34% more than brie.
  • Blue cheese has 2 times less folate than brie. Brie has 65µg of folate, while blue cheese has 36µg.
  • Blue cheese contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, brie and Cheese, blue.

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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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +187%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.9%
~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +35.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +80.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Blue cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 184mg 528mg 34%
Phosphorus 188mg 387mg 28%
Sodium 629mg 1146mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 1.729mg 21%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 1.22µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.382mg 11%
Cholesterol 100mg 75mg 8%
Folate 65µg 36µg 7%
Saturated fat 17.41g 18.669g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.166mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 1.016mg 4%
Vitamin A 174µg 198µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.029mg 3%
Zinc 2.38mg 2.66mg 3%
Potassium 152mg 256mg 3%
Copper 0.019mg 0.04mg 2%
Fats 27.68g 28.74g 2%
Iron 0.5mg 0.31mg 2%
Protein 20.75g 21.4g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 7.778g 1%
Calories 334kcal 353kcal 1%
Carbs 0.45g 2.34g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 23mg 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.009mg 1%
Net carbs 0.45g 2.34g N/A
Vitamin D 20IU 21IU 0%
Sugar 0.45g 0.5g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.25mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2.4µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.8g 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.758mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Brie
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21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
Contains more WaterWater +14.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +420%
Contains more OtherOther +89.3%
~equal in Protein ~21.4g
~equal in Fats ~28.74g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
~equal in Saturated fat ~18.669g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.778g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.8g

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/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.