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Camembert vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are camembert and flour different?

  • Camembert is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, and phosphorus, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Camembert covers your daily need for saturated fat, 76% more than flour.
  • Flour is lower in sodium.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than camembert (27).

Cheese, camembert and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2486.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +221.3%
Contains more IronIron +1306.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +585.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1694.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 6% 80% 4.2% 7% 113% 12% 82% 52% 163% 5% 47%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +211.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +415.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2703.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +837.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +195.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.494mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Camembert Flour DV% diff.
Saturated fat 15.259g 0.155g 69%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.785mg 63%
Iron 0.33mg 4.64mg 54%
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 0µg 54%
Calcium 388mg 15mg 37%
Sodium 842mg 2mg 37%
Fats 24.26g 0.98g 36%
Selenium 14.5µg 33.9µg 35%
Phosphorus 347mg 108mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 5.904mg 33%
Folate 62µg 183µg 30%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.682mg 28%
Vitamin A 241µg 0µg 27%
Carbs 0.46g 76.31g 25%
Cholesterol 72mg 0mg 24%
Protein 19.8g 10.33g 19%
Vitamin B5 1.364mg 0.438mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.023g 0.087g 17%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.7mg 15%
Copper 0.021mg 0.144mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.227mg 0.044mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Calories 300kcal 364kcal 3%
Vitamin D* 18 IU 0 IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 187mg 107mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.724g 0.413g 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin K 2µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 10.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.6g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 152kcal 352kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 33g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 3.2 N/A
Net carbs 0.46g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 0.46g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.488mg 0.494mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.307mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.717mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.968mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 1.84mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 1.766mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.565mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.105mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 1.279mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.683mg 0.23mg 0%

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
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2375.5%
Contains more WaterWater +334.6%
Contains more OtherOther +700%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16489.1%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7972.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.