Brie vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brie and cream cheese

Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and selenium; however, cream cheese is higher in vitamin A.
Brie covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than cream cheese.
Brie has 7 times more folate than cream cheese. While brie has 65µg of folate, cream cheese has only 9µg.
Cream cheese has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, brie and Cheese, cream.

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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

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+89.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.2%
Contains more IronIron	+354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+376%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+209.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.018mg

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

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+126.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+622.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+258.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	0.22µg	60%
Protein	20.75g	6.15g	29%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.23mg	22%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.5mg	17%
Vitamin A	174µg	308µg	15%
Sodium	629mg	314mg	14%
Folate	65µg	9µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.056mg	14%
Saturated fat	17.41g	20.213g	13%
Phosphorus	188mg	107mg	12%
Selenium	14.5µg	8.6µg	11%
Fats	27.68g	34.44g	10%
Calcium	184mg	97mg	9%
Iron	0.5mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.86mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.023mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	1.483g	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.517mg	3%
Magnesium	20mg	9mg	3%
Vitamin D	20IU	0IU	3%
Choline	15.4mg	27.2mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	8.907g	2%
Carbs	0.45g	5.52g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	0.091mg	2%
Calories	334kcal	350kcal	1%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.011mg	1%
Potassium	152mg	132mg	1%
Net carbs	0.45g	5.52g	N/A
Cholesterol	100mg	101mg	0%
Sugar	0.45g	3.76g	N/A
Copper	0.019mg	0.018mg	0%
Starch		0.35g	0%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	2.1µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A