Brunost vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brunost and muenster cheese

Brunost is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and carbs; however, muenster cheese is richer in protein, calcium, and zinc.
Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 82% higher.
Brunost has 38 times more carbs than muenster cheese. While brunost has 42.65g of carbs, muenster cheese has only 1.12g.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, gjetost and Cheese, muenster.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brunost

Muenster cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+159.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+951.5%
Contains more IronIron	+26.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+400%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+79.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+146.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~468mg

~equal in Sodium ~628mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Brunost

Muenster cheese

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+331.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+689.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1663.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+383.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+64.6%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.32mg	82%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.19mg	63%
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	1.47µg	40%
Potassium	1409mg	134mg	38%
Calcium	400mg	717mg	32%
Protein	9.65g	23.41g	28%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.013mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.056mg	17%
Zinc	1.14mg	2.81mg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	1.12g	14%
Magnesium	70mg	27mg	10%
Calories	466kcal	368kcal	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.031mg	5%
Vitamin A	334µg	298µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.103mg	4%
Vitamin D*		22 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.6µg	3%
Phosphorus	444mg	468mg	3%
Choline		15.4mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.26mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.5µg	2%
Folate	5µg	12µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	8.711g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	0.661g	2%
Fats	29.51g	30.04g	1%
Cholesterol	94mg	96mg	1%
Iron	0.52mg	0.41mg	1%
Sodium	600mg	628mg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.008mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	157kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	1.12g	N/A
Sugar		1.12g	N/A
Selenium	14.5µg	14.5µg	0%
Saturated fat	19.16g	19.113g	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.327mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.888mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	1.145mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	2.26mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	2.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.569mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	1.24mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	1.482mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.829mg	0%