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Brunost vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brunost and buttermilk different?

  • Brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin B1, and selenium than buttermilk.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for brunost is 94% higher.
  • Brunost contains 35 times more saturated fat than buttermilk. While brunost contains 19.16g of saturated fat, buttermilk contains only 0.548g.

Cheese, gjetost and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat 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 50% 120% 124% 20% 27% 31% 190% 78% 5.2% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +244.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +833.1%
Contains more IronIron +940%
Contains more CopperCopper +627.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +398.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +625%
Contains less SodiumSodium -68.3%

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% 111% 0% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +826.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +797.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1301.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1118.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +697.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Buttermilk DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.154mg 94%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.22µg 92%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.548g 85%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.275mg 62%
Phosphorus 444mg 89mg 51%
Fats 29.51g 0.88g 44%
Potassium 1409mg 151mg 37%
Vitamin A 334µg 14µg 36%
Cholesterol 94mg 4mg 30%
Calcium 400mg 116mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.034mg 23%
Selenium 14.5µg 2µg 23%
Calories 466kcal 40kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.254g 19%
Sodium 600mg 190mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.034mg 18%
Magnesium 70mg 11mg 14%
Protein 9.65g 3.31g 13%
Carbs 42.65g 4.79g 13%
Copper 0.08mg 0.011mg 8%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.42mg 7%
Iron 0.52mg 0.05mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.033g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.058mg 5%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.002mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 30% 43% 13% 5%
Protein: 9.65 g
Fats: 29.51 g
Carbs: 42.65 g
Water: 13.44 g
Other: 4.75 g
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +191.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3253.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +790.4%
Contains more OtherOther +433.7%
Contains more WaterWater +570.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3002%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2742.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/nutrients
  2. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.