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Brie vs. Goat cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brie and goat cheese

  • Brie has more vitamin B12, selenium, folate, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, goat cheese is higher in copper, phosphorus, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Goat cheese covers your daily need for copper, 61% more than brie.
  • Brie has 33 times more folate than goat cheese. While brie has 65µg of folate, goat cheese has only 2µg.
  • Brie has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, brie and Cheese, goat, semisoft type.

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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
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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 21% 89% 14% 61% 188% 18% 161% 54% 12% 21%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62%
Contains more IronIron +224%
Contains more CopperCopper +2868.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +99.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.5%
~equal in Potassium ~158mg

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% 136% 5.2% 7.5% 18% 156% 22% 11% 14% 28% 6.3% 1.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +650%
Contains more FolateFolate +3150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.072mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Goat cheese DV% diff.
Copper 0.019mg 0.564mg 61%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.22µg 60%
Phosphorus 188mg 375mg 27%
Vitamin A 174µg 407µg 26%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.8µg 19%
Folate 65µg 2µg 16%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.66mg 16%
Saturated fat 17.41g 20.639g 15%
Iron 0.5mg 1.62mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.06mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.676mg 12%
Calcium 184mg 298mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.19mg 10%
Sodium 629mg 415mg 9%
Cholesterol 100mg 79mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 1.148mg 5%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.093mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 6.808g 3%
Fats 27.68g 29.84g 3%
Protein 20.75g 21.58g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 29mg 2%
Calories 334kcal 364kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.709g 1%
Carbs 0.45g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 0.45g 0.12g N/A
Vitamin D 20IU 22IU 0%
Potassium 152mg 158mg 0%
Sugar 0.45g 0.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.072mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2.5µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.227mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.805mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0.893mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 1.549mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.575mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.859mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 1.485mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.589mg 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
22% 30% 46% 3%
Protein: 21.58 g
Fats: 29.84 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 45.52 g
Other: 2.94 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +275%
~equal in Protein ~21.58g
~equal in Fats ~29.84g
~equal in Water ~45.52g
~equal in Other ~2.94g

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
73% 24% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.639 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.808 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.709 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.5%

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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. Goat cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173433/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.