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Brunost vs. Chestnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brunost and chestnut

  • Brunost has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and calcium; however, chestnut is richer in copper, manganese, and vitamin C.
  • Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 101% more.
  • Chestnut has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chestnut is 54, while the glycemic index of brunost is 27.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, gjetost and Nuts, chestnuts, european, boiled, and steamed.

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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 39% 14% 63% 65% 157% 6.8% 42% 3.5% 111% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +769.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +97.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +356%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +348.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +232.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +490%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2035%

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 89% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 24% 14% 19% 54% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +960.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +660%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Chestnut DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0µg 101%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.104mg 98%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.26g 86%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.316mg 61%
Phosphorus 444mg 99mg 49%
Copper 0.08mg 0.472mg 44%
Fats 29.51g 1.38g 43%
Vitamin A 334µg 1µg 37%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.854mg 35%
Calcium 400mg 46mg 35%
Cholesterol 94mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Sodium 600mg 27mg 25%
Potassium 1409mg 715mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.476g 19%
Calories 466kcal 131kcal 17%
Iron 0.52mg 1.73mg 15%
Protein 9.65g 2g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.148mg 14%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.25mg 8%
Folate 5µg 38µg 8%
Carbs 42.65g 27.76g 5%
Magnesium 70mg 54mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.233mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.545g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.731mg 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 27.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.071mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.118mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.118mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.084mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.112mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.055mg 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
2% 28% 68%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 1.38 g
Carbs: 27.76 g
Water: 68.15 g
Other: 0.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +382.5%
Contains more FatsFats +2038.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.6%
Contains more OtherOther +569%
Contains more WaterWater +407.1%

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
20% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.476 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.545 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1555.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +72.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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. Chestnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170168/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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