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Brunost vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brunost and liver

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than brunost.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 677% more.
  • Brunost contains 14 times more saturated fat than liver. Brunost contains 19.16g of saturated fat, while liver contains 1.41g.
  • Brunost has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brunost is 27, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, gjetost and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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%
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +839.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.2%
Contains more IronIron +3346.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +489.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +365.5%

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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1518.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +671.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +3160%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 18.67µg 677%
Vitamin A 334µg 5405µg 563%
Iron 0.52mg 17.92mg 218%
Selenium 14.5µg 67.5µg 96%
Cholesterol 94mg 355mg 87%
Saturated fat 19.16g 1.41g 81%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 2.196mg 63%
Copper 0.08mg 0.634mg 62%
Zinc 1.14mg 6.72mg 51%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 8.435mg 48%
Folate 5µg 163µg 40%
Calcium 400mg 10mg 39%
Fats 29.51g 4.4g 39%
Potassium 1409mg 150mg 37%
Protein 9.65g 26.02g 33%
Phosphorus 444mg 241mg 29%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 4.774mg 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Sodium 600mg 49mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.57mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 0.63g 18%
Calories 466kcal 165kcal 15%
Magnesium 70mg 14mg 13%
Carbs 42.65g 3.76g 13%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.3mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.258mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 42.65g 3.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 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
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +570.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1034.3%
Contains more OtherOther +216.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.6%
Contains more WaterWater +378.6%

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
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1150.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.9%

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.