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Blue cheese vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between blue cheese and brie

  • Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, brie is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B6.
  • Blue cheese covers your daily calcium needs 34% more than brie.
  • Brie has 3 times less vitamin B5 than blue cheese. Blue cheese has 1.729mg of vitamin B5, while brie has 0.69mg.
  • Brie contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, blue and Cheese, brie.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 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 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +187%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +110.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.9%
Contains more IronIron +61.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +277.8%
~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +141.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +35.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +80.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blue cheese Brie DV% diff.
Calcium 528mg 184mg 34%
Phosphorus 387mg 188mg 28%
Sodium 1146mg 629mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.729mg 0.69mg 21%
Vitamin B12 1.22µg 1.65µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.52mg 11%
Cholesterol 75mg 100mg 8%
Folate 36µg 65µg 7%
Saturated fat 18.669g 17.41g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.166mg 0.235mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.016mg 0.38mg 4%
Vitamin A 198µg 174µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.07mg 3%
Zinc 2.66mg 2.38mg 3%
Potassium 256mg 152mg 3%
Copper 0.04mg 0.019mg 2%
Fats 28.74g 27.68g 2%
Iron 0.31mg 0.5mg 2%
Protein 21.4g 20.75g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 7.778g 8.013g 1%
Calories 353kcal 334kcal 1%
Carbs 2.34g 0.45g 1%
Magnesium 23mg 20mg 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.034mg 1%
Net carbs 2.34g 0.45g N/A
Vitamin D 21IU 20IU 0%
Sugar 0.5g 0.45g N/A
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2.3µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.8g 0.826g 0%
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.785mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.124mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.919mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 1.852mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.584mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.087mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.556mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.758mg 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 29% 2% 42% 5%
Protein: 21.4 g
Fats: 28.74 g
Carbs: 2.34 g
Water: 42.41 g
Other: 5.11 g
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +420%
Contains more OtherOther +89.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14.2%
~equal in Protein ~20.75g
~equal in Fats ~27.68g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
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
~equal in Saturated fat ~17.41g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.013g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.826g

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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. Blue cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172175/nutrients
  2. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/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.