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Brunost vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brunost and kefir

  • The amount of vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1 in brunost is higher than in kefir.
  • Brunost covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 96% more than kefir.
  • Kefir has 29 times less saturated fat than brunost. Brunost has 19.16g of saturated fat, while kefir has 0.658g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, gjetost and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY.

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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%
Kefir
Kefir
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 14% 1.5% 3% 13% 45% 5.2% 0.65% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +483.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +759.1%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +788.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +147.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +322.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +302.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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%
Kefir
Kefir
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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 0.67% 57% 0.4% 15% 7.5% 31% 2.8% 23% 13% 36% 0.25% 9.8% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +95.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +923.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +442%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +770.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +367.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +734.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +160%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Kefir DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.135mg 96%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.29µg 89%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.658g 84%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.385mg 59%
Phosphorus 444mg 105mg 48%
Fats 29.51g 0.93g 44%
Potassium 1409mg 164mg 37%
Cholesterol 94mg 5mg 30%
Calcium 400mg 130mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.03mg 24%
Sodium 600mg 40mg 24%
Calories 466kcal 41kcal 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.6µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.31g 19%
Vitamin A 334µg 171µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.058mg 16%
Magnesium 70mg 12mg 14%
Carbs 42.65g 4.48g 13%
Protein 9.65g 3.79g 12%
Copper 0.08mg 0.009mg 8%
Iron 0.52mg 0.04mg 6%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.46mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.053g 6%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.15mg 4%
Choline 15.2mg 3%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.005mg 2%
Folate 5µg 13µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 42.65g 4.48g N/A
Sugar 4.61g N/A
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.037g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.029g 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
Kefir
Kefir
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4% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3073.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +852%
Contains more OtherOther +550.7%
Contains more WaterWater +570.2%

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
Kefir
Kefir
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64% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.658 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.31 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2441.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1669.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Kefir - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170904/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.