Butter vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter and brunost?

Butter is richer in vitamin A, yet brunost is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 157% higher.
Butter has 2 times more cholesterol than brunost. Butter has 215mg of cholesterol, while brunost has 94mg.
Brunost contains less saturated fat.
Butter has a lower glycemic index than brunost.

We used Butter, without salt and Cheese, gjetost 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.

Butter

Brunost

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5770.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

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.

Butter

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+104.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+6200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3964.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1835.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2946.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+8933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1323.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	50.489g	19.16g	142%
Vitamin B2	0.034mg	1.382mg	104%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	2.42µg	94%
Fats	81.11g	29.51g	79%
Vitamin B5	0.11mg	3.351mg	65%
Phosphorus	24mg	444mg	60%
Potassium	24mg	1409mg	41%
Cholesterol	215mg	94mg	40%
Vitamin A	684µg	334µg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	23.43g	7.879g	39%
Calcium	24mg	400mg	38%
Sodium	11mg	600mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg	0.315mg	26%
Selenium	1µg	14.5µg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.003mg	0.271mg	21%
Protein	0.85g	9.65g	18%
Magnesium	2mg	70mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.32mg		15%
Carbs	0.06g	42.65g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.01g	0.938g	14%
Calories	717kcal	466kcal	13%
Zinc	0.09mg	1.14mg	10%
Copper	0.016mg	0.08mg	7%
Iron	0.02mg	0.52mg	6%
Vitamin K	7µg		6%
Vitamin B3	0.042mg	0.813mg	5%
Choline	18.8mg		3%
Manganese	0.004mg	0.04mg	2%
Folate	3µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.12g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	8435kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	14g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.52	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	0.06g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.038mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.051mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	0.083mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.021mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.041mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.057mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.023mg	0.293mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.315g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.166g		N/A