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Brunost vs. Parmigiano-Reggiano — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between brunost and parmigiano-Reggiano

  • Brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B1; however, parmigiano-Reggiano is higher in calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano covers your daily calcium needs 71% more than brunost.
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano contains 11 times less potassium than brunost. Brunost contains 1409mg of potassium, while parmigiano-Reggiano contains 125mg.
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, gjetost and Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat.

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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 27% 333% 11% 34% 79% 106% 312% 199% 11% 97%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1027.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.3%
Contains more IronIron +73.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +239.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +112.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.1%

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% 53% 3.4% 6% 7.3% 112% 2.1% 20% 11% 283% 4.3% 7.5% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +986.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +184.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +613.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +931.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +453.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~2.26µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Parmigiano-Reggiano DV% diff.
Calcium 400mg 1109mg 71%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.486mg 69%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.325mg 61%
Phosphorus 444mg 729mg 41%
Sodium 600mg 1529mg 40%
Potassium 1409mg 125mg 38%
Saturated fat 19.16g 13.317g 27%
Zinc 1.14mg 3.87mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.029mg 24%
Protein 9.65g 20g 21%
Vitamin A 334µg 160µg 19%
Copper 0.08mg 0.238mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.049mg 17%
Fats 29.51g 20g 15%
Carbs 42.65g 1.37g 14%
Calories 466kcal 265kcal 10%
Magnesium 70mg 38mg 8%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 2.26µg 7%
Selenium 14.5µg 17.7µg 6%
Iron 0.52mg 0.9mg 5%
Choline 20.7mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.114mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 6.098g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.462g 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.085mg 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 2%
Cholesterol 94mg 88mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Folate 5µg 10µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 1.37g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.24mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 1.519mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 1.2mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 2.983mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 2.459mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.369mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 1.604mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 1.498mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.752mg 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
20% 20% 51% 8%
Protein: 20 g
Fats: 20 g
Carbs: 1.37 g
Water: 50.6 g
Other: 8.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +47.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3013.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +107.3%
Contains more WaterWater +276.5%
Contains more OtherOther +69.1%

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
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.317 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.462 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.5%

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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. Parmigiano-Reggiano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173452/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.