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Brunost vs. Sour cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brunost and sour cream different?

  • Brunost has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin A, fats, and vitamin B1 than sour cream.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for brunost is 88% higher.
  • Brunost contains 9 times more sodium than sour cream. While brunost contains 600mg of sodium, sour cream contains only 70mg.

Cheese, gjetost and Sour cream, reduced fat are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 42% 19% 2.3% 3.3% 7.4% 36% 9.1% 0% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +567.8%
Contains more IronIron +766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +322.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +422.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +253.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 111% 0% 79% 319% 15% 201% 63% 303% 0% 3.8%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 3% 4.5% 40% 8% 10% 55% 1.3% 0% 4.6% 38% 1.8% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +475.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1061.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1255%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +706.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Sour cream DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 0.24mg 88%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.3µg 88%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 67%
Phosphorus 444mg 85mg 51%
Saturated fat 19.16g 8.7g 48%
Potassium 1409mg 211mg 35%
Calcium 400mg 141mg 26%
Fats 29.51g 14.1g 24%
Vitamin A 334µg 119µg 24%
Sodium 600mg 70mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 0.04mg 23%
Cholesterol 94mg 35mg 20%
Selenium 14.5µg 4.1µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 0.02mg 19%
Calories 466kcal 181kcal 14%
Magnesium 70mg 11mg 14%
Carbs 42.65g 7g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 4.1g 9%
Copper 0.08mg 0.01mg 8%
Zinc 1.14mg 0.27mg 8%
Iron 0.52mg 0.06mg 6%
Protein 9.65g 7g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 3%
Choline 19.2mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.5g 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Folate 5µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin D* 10 IU 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.1g 3.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 483kcal 259kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 21g 55g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.46 0.53 N/A
Net carbs 42.65g 7g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 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
7% 14% 7% 71%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 71 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
Contains more FatsFats +109.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +509.3%
Contains more WaterWater +428.3%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.7 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.5 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +87.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.6%

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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. Sour cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173442/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.