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Brie vs. Ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brie and ham

  • Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and folate; however, ham is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Brie covers your daily saturated fat needs 78% more than ham.
  • Ham has 23 times less calcium than brie. Brie has 184mg of calcium, while ham has 8mg.
  • Ham contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, brie and Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted.

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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
3
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%
Ham
Ham
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.8%
Contains more IronIron +196%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.5%
~equal in Phosphorus ~196mg

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
6
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%
Ham
Ham
4
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% 12% 0% 5% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +977.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +958.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Ham DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 1.81g 71%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.754mg 57%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.65µg 42%
Fats 27.68g 5.53g 34%
Sodium 629mg 1203mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.202mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 4.023mg 23%
Vitamin A 174µg 0µg 19%
Calcium 184mg 8mg 18%
Cholesterol 100mg 53mg 16%
Folate 65µg 3µg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.4mg 13%
Choline 15.4mg 85.1mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 2.62g 13%
Iron 0.5mg 1.48mg 12%
Calories 334kcal 145kcal 9%
Selenium 14.5µg 19.5µg 9%
Copper 0.019mg 0.079mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.403mg 6%
Zinc 2.38mg 2.88mg 5%
Potassium 152mg 287mg 4%
Vitamin D* 20 IU 32 IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.8µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.54g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 14mg 1%
Phosphorus 188mg 196mg 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.054mg 1%
Protein 20.75g 20.93g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.2g 14g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 161kcal 69kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 69g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 1.7 N/A
Net carbs 0.45g 1.5g N/A
Carbs 0.45g 1.5g 0%
Sugar 0.45g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.251mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.931mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0.918mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.661mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 1.775mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.553mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.904mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0.908mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.75mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
Brie
1
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Ham
Ham
4
21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +400.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
Contains more OtherOther +61.9%
~equal in Protein ~20.93g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
Brie
2
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Ham
Ham
1
36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +205.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.