Brie vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and toffee different?

Brie has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, and calcium than toffee.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brie is 64% higher.
Brie contains 33 times more folate than toffee. While brie contains 65µg of folate, toffee contains only 2µg.
Toffee has less sodium.
Brie has a lower glycemic index (0) than toffee (51).

Cheese, brie and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties 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.

Brie

Toffee

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+441.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+198%
Contains more IronIron	+1566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1883.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+487.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1712.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-78.5%

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

Toffee

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+775%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+414.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2511.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3150%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+291.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	0.11µg	64%
Protein	20.75g	1.07g	39%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.068mg	35%
Selenium	14.5µg	0.8µg	25%
Phosphorus	188mg	32mg	22%
Carbs	0.45g	64.72g	21%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.12mg	21%
Sodium	629mg	135mg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.009mg	17%
Vitamin A	174µg	319µg	16%
Folate	65µg	2µg	16%
Calcium	184mg	34mg	15%
Saturated fat	17.41g	20.565g	14%
Calories	334kcal	560kcal	11%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.134mg	11%
Fats	27.68g	32.75g	8%
Iron	0.5mg	0.03mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.94mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.008mg	5%
Magnesium	20mg	4mg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Potassium	152mg	51mg	3%
Choline	15.4mg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	1.222g	3%
Copper	0.019mg	0.003mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	0.029mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	8.964g	2%
Cholesterol	100mg	104mg	1%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.002mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.2g	0.19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	161kcal	5234kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	0.45g	64.72g	N/A
Sugar	0.45g	63.47g	N/A
Vitamin K	2.3µg	2.8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.674g	N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.065g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.445g	N/A