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Brunost vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brunost and cod?

  • Brunost is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin A, yet cod is richer in vitamin B5 and selenium.
  • Cod's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 2993% higher.
  • Brunost has 146 times more saturated fat than cod. Brunost has 19.16g of saturated fat, while cod has 0.131g.
  • Cod has a lower glycemic index than brunost.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241.2%
Contains more IronIron +36.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +128.3%

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%
Cod
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +314.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2026.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +165.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4465.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.245mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 153mg 2993%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.065mg 101%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.131g 86%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.91µg 63%
Fats 29.51g 0.67g 44%
Calcium 400mg 16mg 38%
Vitamin A 334µg 12µg 36%
Phosphorus 444mg 203mg 34%
Selenium 14.5µg 33.1µg 34%
Potassium 1409mg 413mg 29%
Sodium 600mg 54mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.076mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.094g 19%
Calories 466kcal 82kcal 19%
Cholesterol 94mg 43mg 17%
Protein 9.65g 17.81g 16%
Carbs 42.65g 0g 14%
Choline 65.2mg 12%
Magnesium 70mg 32mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 2.063mg 8%
Copper 0.08mg 0.028mg 6%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.45mg 6%
Vitamin D 36IU 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.231g 5%
Vitamin E 0.64mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.245mg 2%
Iron 0.52mg 0.38mg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.015mg 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.01g 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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +4304.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1483.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.6%
Contains more WaterWater +504.3%

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
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8281.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +306.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.