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Brie vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brie and lemons?

  • Brie is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium, yet lemons are richer in vitamin C.
  • Brie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 87% higher.
  • Lemons contain less cholesterol.

We used Cheese, brie and Lemons, raw, without peel types in this comparison.

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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
6
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%
Lemon
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +607.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +3866.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1075%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3525%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +94.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
~equal in Potassium ~138mg

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
12
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%
Lemon
1
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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +280%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +490.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +202%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Lemon DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 0.039g 79%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0µg 69%
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Fats 27.68g 0.3g 42%
Protein 20.75g 1.1g 39%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.02mg 38%
Cholesterol 100mg 0mg 33%
Sodium 629mg 2mg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.4µg 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 16mg 25%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.06mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 0.011g 20%
Vitamin A 174µg 1µg 19%
Calcium 184mg 26mg 16%
Calories 334kcal 29kcal 15%
Folate 65µg 11µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.08mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.19mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.089g 5%
Carbs 0.45g 9.32g 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Copper 0.019mg 0.037mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 5.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.15mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 0.45g 6.52g N/A
Potassium 152mg 138mg 0%
Sugar 0.45g 2.5g N/A
Manganese 0.034mg 0.03mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
3
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1786.4%
Contains more FatsFats +9126.7%
Contains more OtherOther +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1971.1%
Contains more WaterWater +83.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +72745.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +828.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.