Brunost vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between brunost and whey
- Whey has less vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
- Brunost covers your daily saturated fat needs 95% more than whey.
- Whey contains 47 times less cholesterol than brunost. Brunost contains 94mg of cholesterol, while whey contains 2mg.
- Whey has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of whey is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, gjetost and Whey, sweet, fluid.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +775% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +751.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +775.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +766.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +1900% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +776.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +865.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3900% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +663.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +11033.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +775% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +774.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +998.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +774.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +774.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +764.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B2 | 1.382mg | 0.158mg | 94% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.42µg | 0.28µg | 89% |
Saturated fat | 19.16g | 0.23g | 86% |
Vitamin B5 | 3.351mg | 0.383mg | 59% |
Phosphorus | 444mg | 46mg | 57% |
Fats | 29.51g | 0.36g | 45% |
Potassium | 1409mg | 161mg | 37% |
Vitamin A | 334µg | 3µg | 37% |
Calcium | 400mg | 47mg | 35% |
Cholesterol | 94mg | 2mg | 31% |
Sodium | 600mg | 54mg | 24% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.315mg | 0.036mg | 23% |
Selenium | 14.5µg | 1.9µg | 23% |
Calories | 466kcal | 27kcal | 22% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.879g | 0.1g | 19% |
Protein | 9.65g | 0.85g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.271mg | 0.031mg | 18% |
Magnesium | 70mg | 8mg | 15% |
Carbs | 42.65g | 5.14g | 13% |
Zinc | 1.14mg | 0.13mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 0.004mg | 8% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.938g | 0.011g | 6% |
Iron | 0.52mg | 0.06mg | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.813mg | 0.074mg | 5% |
Choline | 16mg | 3% | |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.001mg | 2% |
Folate | 5µg | 1µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 42.65g | 5.14g | N/A |
Sugar | 5.14g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.135mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.393mg | 0.054mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.519mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.992mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.814mg | 0.068mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.318mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.54mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.765mg | 0.046mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.293mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1035.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +8097.2% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +729.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +796.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +592.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +7779% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +8427.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |