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Brunost vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brunost and leek?

  • Brunost is richer than leek in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and selenium.
  • Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 104% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in leek is lower.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw 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 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +578%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +682.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +850%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1168.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains more IronIron +303.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1102.5%

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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +302.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4506.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2293.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1180%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.03mg 104%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0µg 101%
Saturated fat 19.16g 0.04g 87%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 0.14mg 64%
Phosphorus 444mg 35mg 58%
Fats 29.51g 0.3g 45%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Potassium 1409mg 180mg 36%
Calcium 400mg 59mg 34%
Cholesterol 94mg 0mg 31%
Vitamin A 334µg 83µg 28%
Selenium 14.5µg 1µg 25%
Sodium 600mg 20mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.06mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.004g 20%
Calories 466kcal 61kcal 20%
Iron 0.52mg 2.1mg 20%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.481mg 19%
Protein 9.65g 1.5g 16%
Folate 5µg 64µg 15%
Vitamin C 0mg 12mg 13%
Magnesium 70mg 28mg 10%
Carbs 42.65g 14.15g 10%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.12mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.166g 5%
Copper 0.08mg 0.12mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.233mg 3%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Net carbs 42.65g 12.35g N/A
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.025mg 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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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +543.3%
Contains more FatsFats +9736.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +201.4%
Contains more OtherOther +352.4%
Contains more WaterWater +517.6%

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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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +196875%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +465.1%
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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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.