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Camembert vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are camembert and milk different?

  • Camembert has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, and zinc than milk.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for camembert is 73% higher.
  • Camembert contains 19 times more sodium than milk. While camembert contains 842mg of sodium, milk contains only 44mg.
  • Milk has less saturated fat.

Cheese, camembert and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 116% 17% 12% 7% 65% 149% 110% 5% 79%
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.7%
Contains more IronIron +1000%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1166.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%

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.
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% 80% 4.2% 6% 7% 113% 12% 82% 52% 163% 5% 47% 8.4%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +315.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +577.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +277.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +513.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +176.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1140%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Camembert Milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 15.259g 0.633g 66%
Fats 24.26g 0.97g 36%
Phosphorus 347mg 95mg 36%
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 0.47µg 35%
Sodium 842mg 44mg 35%
Protein 19.8g 3.37g 33%
Calcium 388mg 125mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.488mg 0.185mg 23%
Cholesterol 72mg 5mg 22%
Vitamin A 241µg 58µg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.364mg 0.361mg 20%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.3µg 20%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.42mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.023g 0.277g 17%
Vitamin B6 0.227mg 0.037mg 15%
Folate 62µg 5µg 14%
Calories 300kcal 42kcal 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.724g 0.035g 5%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 1.2µg 4%
Vitamin D 18IU 48IU 4%
Iron 0.33mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.093mg 3%
Carbs 0.46g 4.99g 2%
Magnesium 20mg 11mg 2%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.003mg 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.01mg 1%
Potassium 187mg 150mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.02mg 1%
Copper 0.021mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 0.46g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0.46g 5.2g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.307mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.717mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.968mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.84mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.766mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.565mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.105mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.279mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.683mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 24% 52% 4%
Protein: 19.8 g
Fats: 24.26 g
Carbs: 0.46 g
Water: 51.8 g
Other: 3.68 g
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +487.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2401%
Contains more OtherOther +390.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +984.8%
Contains more WaterWater +73.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.259 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.724 g
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2435.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1968.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Camembert - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172178/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.