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Brunost vs. Honey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brunost and honey?

  • Brunost is richer than honey in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 103% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in honey is lower.
  • The glycemic index of brunost is lower.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Honey types 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 1.4% 1.8% 4.6% 16% 12% 6% 1.7% 0.52% 10% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2609.6%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +122.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +418.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1712.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%

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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 8.8% 2.3% 4.1% 5.5% 0% 0% 1.5% 1.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3536.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +571.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4827.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1029.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Honey DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.038mg 103%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0µg 101%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0g 87%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.068mg 66%
Phosphorus 444mg 4mg 63%
Fructose 40.94g 51%
Fats 29.51g 0g 45%
Potassium 1409mg 52mg 40%
Calcium 400mg 6mg 39%
Vitamin A 334µg 0µg 37%
Cholesterol 94mg 0mg 31%
Sodium 600mg 4mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0mg 26%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.8µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.024mg 19%
Protein 9.65g 0.3g 19%
Magnesium 70mg 2mg 16%
Carbs 42.65g 82.4g 13%
Calories 466kcal 304kcal 8%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.22mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0g 6%
Copper 0.08mg 0.036mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.121mg 4%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.08mg 2%
Folate 5µg 2µg 1%
Iron 0.52mg 0.42mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 82.2g N/A
Sugar 82.12g N/A
Choline 2.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.004mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.01mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.008mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.009mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.001mg 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
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82% 17%
Protein: 0.3 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 82.4 g
Water: 17.1 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.2%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%

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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. Honey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169640/nutrients

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

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