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Brie vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brie and ground beef

  • Brie has more vitamin B2, calcium, folate, and vitamin A, while ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Brie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 57% higher.
  • Ground beef contains 66 times less vitamin A than brie. Brie contains 592IU of vitamin A, while ground beef contains 9IU.
  • The amount of sodium in ground beef is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, brie and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +457.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.6%
Contains more IronIron +354%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +145.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.7%

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
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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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +204.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +959.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +375.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Ground beef DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 6.073g 52%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 2.49µg 35%
Zinc 2.38mg 5.84mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.171mg 27%
Sodium 629mg 73mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 4.026mg 23%
Iron 0.5mg 2.27mg 22%
Vitamin A 174µg 3µg 19%
Fats 27.68g 15.37g 19%
Folate 65µg 7µg 15%
Calcium 184mg 33mg 15%
Choline 15.4mg 73.2mg 11%
Selenium 14.5µg 19.1µg 8%
Copper 0.019mg 0.079mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.311mg 6%
Protein 20.75g 23.87g 6%
Calories 334kcal 241kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.512mg 4%
Cholesterol 100mg 88mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Phosphorus 188mg 166mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.408g 3%
Potassium 152mg 241mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.051mg 2%
Vitamin D 20IU 2IU 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 7.322g 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.12mg 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.009mg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2.9µg 1%
Carbs 0.45g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.45g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 0g N/A
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +80.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +13%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
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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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +102.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.1%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.322g

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients

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

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