Brunost vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brunost and parmesan

Brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, potassium, and vitamin B1, while parmesan has more calcium, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 79% more than parmesan.
Brunost contains 12 times more vitamin B1 than parmesan. While brunost contains 0.315mg of vitamin B1, parmesan contains only 0.026mg.
The amount of sodium in brunost is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, gjetost and Cheese, parmesan, grated.

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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.

Brunost

Parmesan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+682.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+268.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.2%

~equal in Iron ~0.49mg

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.

Brunost

Parmesan

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+286%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+916.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+644.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+234.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.9%

Contains more FolateFolate

+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.358mg	79%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.45mg	58%
Sodium	600mg	1804mg	52%
Calcium	400mg	853mg	45%
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	1.4µg	43%
Protein	9.65g	28.42g	38%
Selenium	14.5µg	34.4µg	36%
Potassium	1409mg	180mg	36%
Zinc	1.14mg	4.2mg	28%
Phosphorus	444mg	627mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.026mg	24%
Saturated fat	19.16g	15.371g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.081mg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	13.91g	10%
Magnesium	70mg	34mg	9%
Vitamin A	334µg	262µg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.08mg	5%
Copper	0.08mg	0.04mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.53mg	4%
Cholesterol	94mg	86mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Choline		14.1mg	3%
Vitamin D		21IU	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	1.386g	3%
Fats	29.51g	27.84g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	7.13g	2%
Calories	466kcal	420kcal	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.071mg	1%
Net carbs	42.65g	13.91g	N/A
Iron	0.52mg	0.49mg	0%
Sugar		0.07g	N/A
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		0.876g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.383mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	1.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	1.455mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	2.747mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	2.201mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.751mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	1.538mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	1.865mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.806mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.102g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.87g	N/A