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Brunost vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brunost and dates different?

  • Brunost is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium, while dates are higher in fiber.
  • Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 101% more than dates.
  • Dates are lower in cholesterol.
  • Dates have a higher glycemic index (42) than brunost (27).

Cheese, gjetost and Dates, deglet noor 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +925.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +293.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +616.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +383.3%
Contains more IronIron +96.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +555%

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%
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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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +505.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1993.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +468.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +56.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Dates DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0µg 101%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.066mg 101%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.032g 87%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.589mg 55%
Phosphorus 444mg 62mg 55%
Fats 29.51g 0.39g 45%
Vitamin A 334µg 0µg 37%
Calcium 400mg 39mg 36%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Cholesterol 94mg 0mg 31%
Sodium 600mg 2mg 26%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.052mg 22%
Potassium 1409mg 656mg 22%
Selenium 14.5µg 3µg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.036g 20%
Copper 0.08mg 0.206mg 14%
Protein 9.65g 2.45g 14%
Carbs 42.65g 75.03g 11%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.262mg 10%
Calories 466kcal 282kcal 9%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.29mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.165mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.019g 6%
Magnesium 70mg 43mg 6%
Iron 0.52mg 1.02mg 6%
Folate 5µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 1.274mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 42.65g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.032mg 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
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +293.9%
Contains more FatsFats +7466.7%
Contains more OtherOther +196.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.9%
Contains more WaterWater +52.8%

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
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37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21786.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4836.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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.