Cream cheese vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cream cheese and brie

Cream cheese has more vitamin A; however, brie is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and selenium.
Brie covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than cream cheese.
Cream cheese has 2 times more vitamin A than brie. While cream cheese has 1111IU of vitamin A, brie has only 592IU.
Brie has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, cream 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.

Cream cheese

Brie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-50.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+122.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+89.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.2%
Contains more IronIron	+354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+376%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+209.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.019mg

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.

Cream cheese

Brie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+258.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+126.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+317.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+650%
Contains more FolateFolate	+622.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	1.65µg	60%
Protein	6.15g	20.75g	29%
Vitamin B2	0.23mg	0.52mg	22%
Zinc	0.5mg	2.38mg	17%
Vitamin A	308µg	174µg	15%
Sodium	314mg	629mg	14%
Folate	9µg	65µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.235mg	14%
Saturated fat	20.213g	17.41g	13%
Phosphorus	107mg	188mg	12%
Selenium	8.6µg	14.5µg	11%
Fats	34.44g	27.68g	10%
Calcium	97mg	184mg	9%
Iron	0.11mg	0.5mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.86mg	0.24mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.023mg	0.07mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.483g	0.826g	4%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.517mg	0.69mg	3%
Magnesium	9mg	20mg	3%
Vitamin D	0IU	20IU	3%
Choline	27.2mg	15.4mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.907g	8.013g	2%
Carbs	5.52g	0.45g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.091mg	0.38mg	2%
Calories	350kcal	334kcal	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.034mg	1%
Potassium	132mg	152mg	1%
Net carbs	5.52g	0.45g	N/A
Cholesterol	101mg	100mg	0%
Sugar	3.76g	0.45g	N/A
Copper	0.018mg	0.019mg	0%
Starch	0.35g		0%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	2.3µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.322mg	0%
Threonine	0.233mg	0.751mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.324mg	1.015mg	0%
Leucine	0.657mg	1.929mg	0%
Lysine	0.567mg	1.851mg	0%
Methionine	0.191mg	0.592mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.291mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	0.395mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.175mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.036g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.807g		N/A