Brie vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are brie and lamb different?
- Brie is richer in vitamin B2 and calcium, while lamb is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, and choline.
- Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 43% more than lamb.
- Brie contains 11 times more calcium than lamb. Brie contains 184mg of calcium, while lamb contains 17mg.
- Lamb is lower in sodium.
Cheese, brie and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked types were used in this article.
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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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +982.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +54.5% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +15% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +103.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +276% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +526.3% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +87.4% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -88.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +82.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +71.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +400% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +108% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +80.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +261.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +42.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1652.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +54.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +100% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +508.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.38mg | 6.66mg | 39% |
| Saturated fat | 17.41g | 8.83g | 39% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.65µg | 2.55µg | 38% |
| Sodium | 629mg | 72mg | 24% |
| Selenium | 14.5µg | 26.4µg | 22% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.52mg | 0.25mg | 21% |
| Zinc | 2.38mg | 4.46mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 174µg | 0µg | 19% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 1.88mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 184mg | 17mg | 17% |
| Choline | 15.4mg | 93.7mg | 14% |
| Folate | 65µg | 18µg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.019mg | 0.119mg | 11% |
| Fats | 27.68g | 20.94g | 10% |
| Protein | 20.75g | 24.52g | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.235mg | 0.13mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 152mg | 310mg | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.826g | 1.51g | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.07mg | 0.1mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 4.6µg | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.013g | 8.82g | 2% |
| Calories | 334kcal | 294kcal | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 0.1µg | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 20IU | 2IU | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.034mg | 0.022mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 100mg | 97mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.69mg | 0.66mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.24mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 20mg | 23mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 0.45g | 0g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0.45g | 0g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.45g | 0g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 188mg | 188mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.322mg | 0.287mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.751mg | 1.05mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.015mg | 1.183mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.929mg | 1.908mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.851mg | 2.166mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.592mg | 0.629mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.158mg | 0.998mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.34mg | 1.323mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.716mg | 0.777mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +32.2% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +229.3% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +18.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +10.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -49.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +10.1% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +82.8% |
