Brunost vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are brunost and pretzel different?

Brunost is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium, while pretzel is higher in iron, manganese, and folate.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 101% more than pretzel.
Brunost contains 49 times more saturated fat than pretzel. Brunost contains 19.16g of saturated fat, while pretzel contains 0.391g.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index (83) than brunost (27).

Cheese, gjetost and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted types were used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Pretzel

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+141.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1381.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+531.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+246.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+229.5%

Contains more IronIron	+780.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2437.5%

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+316.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+940.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+266.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+548.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	0µg	101%
Saturated fat	19.16g	0.391g	85%
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.332mg	81%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.322mg	61%
Iron	0.52mg	4.58mg	51%
Phosphorus	444mg	128mg	45%
Manganese	0.04mg	1.015mg	42%
Fats	29.51g	2.93g	41%
Folate	5µg	166µg	40%
Calcium	400mg	27mg	37%
Vitamin A	334µg	0µg	37%
Potassium	1409mg	223mg	35%
Cholesterol	94mg	0mg	31%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Sodium	600mg	1240mg	28%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	5.27mg	28%
Selenium	14.5µg	4.4µg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	0.727g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.074mg	15%
Fiber	0g	3.4g	14%
Carbs	42.65g	80.39g	13%
Magnesium	70mg	29mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.424mg	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.156mg	8%
Choline		29.5mg	5%
Calories	466kcal	384kcal	4%
Vitamin E		0.47mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.1mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.8µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	1.291g	2%
Protein	9.65g	10.04g	1%
Zinc	1.14mg	1.04mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	382kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	76.99g	N/A
Sugar		2.21g	N/A
Trans fat		0.004g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.097mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	0.757mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	0.48mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.22mg	0%
Fructose		0.31g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.223g	N/A