Brunost vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brunost and cream cheese different?

Brunost is higher than cream cheese in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 92% more than cream cheese.
Brunost contains 14 times more vitamin B1 than cream cheese. Brunost contains 0.315mg of vitamin B1, while cream cheese contains 0.023mg.
Cream cheese is lower in sodium.
Brunost has a higher glycemic index (27) than cream cheese (0).

Cheese, gjetost and Cheese, cream types were 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.

Brunost

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+677.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+312.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+967.4%
Contains more IronIron	+372.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+344.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+128%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+315%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-47.7%

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.

Brunost

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+500.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+793.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+548.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1000%

Contains more FolateFolate

+80%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~308µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	0.22µg	92%
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.23mg	89%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.517mg	57%
Phosphorus	444mg	107mg	48%
Potassium	1409mg	132mg	38%
Calcium	400mg	97mg	30%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.023mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.056mg	17%
Magnesium	70mg	9mg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	5.52g	12%
Sodium	600mg	314mg	12%
Selenium	14.5µg	8.6µg	11%
Fats	29.51g	34.44g	8%
Protein	9.65g	6.15g	7%
Copper	0.08mg	0.018mg	7%
Vitamin E		0.86mg	6%
Calories	466kcal	350kcal	6%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.5mg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.091mg	5%
Iron	0.52mg	0.11mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Saturated fat	19.16g	20.213g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	1.483g	4%
Vitamin A	334µg	308µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	8.907g	3%
Cholesterol	94mg	101mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.011mg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Net carbs	42.65g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar		3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.02g	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