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Brie vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and veal different?

  • Brie is higher in vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin B12, and folate; however, veal is richer in vitamin B3, choline, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for brie is 72% higher.
  • Brie contains 11 times more calcium than veal. While brie contains 184mg of calcium, veal contains only 17mg.
  • Veal has less sodium.

Cheese, brie and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled 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
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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +982.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.7%
Contains more IronIron +98%
Contains more CopperCopper +442.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.8%
~equal in Manganese ~0.035mg
~equal in Selenium ~13.7µg

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%
Veal
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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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +91.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2013.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66%
Contains more CholineCholine +516.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Veal DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 3.04g 65%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 8.03mg 48%
Fats 27.68g 7.56g 31%
Sodium 629mg 83mg 24%
Vitamin A 174µg 0µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.27mg 19%
Calcium 184mg 17mg 17%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 1.27µg 16%
Zinc 2.38mg 3.87mg 14%
Choline 15.4mg 95mg 14%
Folate 65µg 11µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 2.84g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.39mg 12%
Copper 0.019mg 0.103mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 1.16mg 9%
Calories 334kcal 172kcal 8%
Protein 20.75g 24.38g 7%
Iron 0.5mg 0.99mg 6%
Potassium 152mg 337mg 5%
Phosphorus 188mg 217mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.55g 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.15mg 1%
Selenium 14.5µg 13.7µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 1.2µg 1%
Cholesterol 100mg 103mg 1%
Carbs 0.45g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.45g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.034mg 0.035mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.07mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.885mg 0%

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
Veal
2
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +266.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +107.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.5%
Contains more WaterWater +37.9%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +182.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.