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Brunost vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brunost and yeast?

  • Brunost is richer in vitamin B12, yet yeast is richer in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Yeast's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 890% higher.
  • Brunost has 35 times more vitamin B12 than yeast. Brunost has 2.42µg of vitamin B12, while yeast has 0.07µg.
  • Yeast contains less saturated fat.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry types in this comparison.

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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%
Yeast
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +83.5%
Contains more IronIron +317.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +445%
Contains more ZincZinc +596.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +680%

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%
Yeast
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3357.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3388.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4844.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +302.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +453.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +46700%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brunost Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.315mg 10.99mg 890%
Folate 5µg 2340µg 584%
Vitamin B3 0.813mg 40.2mg 246%
Vitamin B5 3.351mg 13.5mg 203%
Vitamin B2 1.382mg 4mg 201%
Fiber 0g 26.9g 108%
Vitamin B12 2.42µg 0.07µg 98%
Vitamin B6 0.271mg 1.5mg 95%
Saturated fat 19.16g 1.001g 83%
Zinc 1.14mg 7.94mg 62%
Protein 9.65g 40.44g 62%
Copper 0.08mg 0.436mg 40%
Calcium 400mg 30mg 37%
Vitamin A 334µg 0µg 37%
Fats 29.51g 7.61g 34%
Cholesterol 94mg 0mg 31%
Phosphorus 444mg 637mg 28%
Sodium 600mg 51mg 24%
Iron 0.52mg 2.17mg 21%
Potassium 1409mg 955mg 13%
Manganese 0.04mg 0.312mg 12%
Selenium 14.5µg 7.9µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 7.879g 4.309g 9%
Calories 466kcal 325kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.938g 0.017g 6%
Choline 32mg 6%
Magnesium 70mg 54mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Carbs 42.65g 41.22g 0%
Net carbs 42.65g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0.91mg 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
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +287.8%
Contains more WaterWater +164.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +319.1%
Contains more OtherOther +18.9%
~equal in Carbs ~41.22g

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
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5417.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/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.