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Brunost vs. Blue cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between brunost and blue cheese

  • Brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B12, potassium, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, blue cheese is higher in zinc and calcium.
  • Brunost covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 77% more than blue cheese.
  • Blue cheese contains 11 times less vitamin B1 than brunost. Brunost contains 0.315mg of vitamin B1, while blue cheese contains 0.029mg.
  • Brunost has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, gjetost and Cheese, blue.

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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 16% 158% 23% 12% 13% 73% 166% 149% 1.2% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +204.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450.4%
Contains more IronIron +67.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
~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% 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% 66% 5% 7.5% 7.3% 88% 19% 104% 38% 153% 6% 27% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +986.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +261.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +98.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +620%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Blue cheese DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.382mg 77%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 1.22µg 50%
Potassium 1409mg 256mg 34%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 1.729mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.029mg 24%
Sodium 600mg 1146mg 24%
Protein 9.65g 21.4g 24%
Vitamin A 334µg 198µg 15%
Zinc 1.14mg 2.66mg 14%
Carbs 42.65g 2.34g 13%
Calcium 400mg 528mg 13%
Magnesium 70mg 23mg 11%
Folate 5µg 36µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.166mg 8%
Phosphorus 444mg 387mg 8%
Calories 466kcal 353kcal 6%
Cholesterol 94mg 75mg 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.04mg 4%
Iron 0.52mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Saturated fat 19.16g 18.669g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.8g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 1.016mg 1%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.009mg 1%
Fats 29.51g 28.74g 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 2.34g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 7.778g 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.785mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 1.124mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 1.919mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 1.852mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.584mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 1.087mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 1.556mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.758mg 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
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
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1722.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.8%
Contains more WaterWater +215.6%
~equal in Fats ~28.74g
~equal in Other ~5.11g

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
69% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.8 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~18.669g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.778g

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