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Brie vs. White chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brie and white chocolate

  • White chocolate has less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin A than brie.
  • Brie covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 45% more than white chocolate.
  • Brie has 20 times more vitamin A than white chocolate. While brie has 592IU of vitamin A, white chocolate has only 30IU.
  • White chocolate has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of white chocolate is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, brie and Candies, white chocolate.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +108.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +221.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +325%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +222.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +215.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Calcium ~199mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~176mg

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%
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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +194.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +828.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +295.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.6%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.063mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie White chocolate DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.56µg 45%
Protein 20.75g 5.87g 30%
Cholesterol 100mg 21mg 26%
Sodium 629mg 90mg 23%
Carbs 0.45g 59.24g 20%
Selenium 14.5µg 4.5µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.282mg 18%
Vitamin A 174µg 9µg 18%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.74mg 15%
Folate 65µg 7µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.056mg 14%
Calories 334kcal 539kcal 10%
Saturated fat 17.41g 19.412g 9%
Fats 27.68g 32.09g 7%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 9.1µg 6%
Copper 0.019mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.96mg 5%
Potassium 152mg 286mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 9.097g 3%
Iron 0.5mg 0.24mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 29.5mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Phosphorus 188mg 176mg 2%
Calcium 184mg 199mg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 0.745mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.608mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 1.013g 1%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.063mg 1%
Net carbs 0.45g 59.04g N/A
Sugar 0.45g 59g 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%

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
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +253.5%
Contains more WaterWater +3624.6%
Contains more OtherOther +80%
Contains more FatsFats +15.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13064.4%

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
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.6%

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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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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