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Brunost vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between brunost and sponge cake

  • Sponge cake has less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Brunost covers your daily saturated fat needs 89% more than sponge cake.
  • Sponge cake contains 10 times less potassium than brunost. Brunost contains 1409mg of potassium, while sponge cake contains 141mg.
  • Sponge cake has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of sponge cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, gjetost and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe.

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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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +677.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +852.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +899.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +344%
Contains more IronIron +203.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +317.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27.6%

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 0% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +333.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +98.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +513.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +359.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +554.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +680%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Sponge cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.37µg 85%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.301mg 83%
Saturated fat 19.16g 1.301g 81%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.546mg 56%
Phosphorus 444mg 100mg 49%
Fats 29.51g 4.3g 39%
Potassium 1409mg 141mg 37%
Calcium 400mg 42mg 36%
Vitamin A 334µg 77µg 29%
Cholesterol 94mg 170mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 1.576g 16%
Sodium 600mg 228mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.059mg 16%
Magnesium 70mg 9mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.159mg 13%
Iron 0.52mg 1.58mg 13%
Folate 5µg 39µg 9%
Calories 466kcal 297kcal 8%
Selenium 14.5µg 18.5µg 7%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.167mg 6%
Carbs 42.65g 57.7g 5%
Protein 9.65g 7.3g 5%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.59mg 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.056mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.649g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 1.204mg 2%
Net carbs 42.65g 57.7g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A

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
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.2%
Contains more FatsFats +586.3%
Contains more OtherOther +265.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.3%
Contains more WaterWater +118.8%

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
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +399.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.