Brunost vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between brunost and yogurt?
- Brunost is richer than yogurt in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
- Brunost's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 95% more.
- Brunost has 19 times more cholesterol than yogurt. While brunost has 94mg of cholesterol, yogurt has only 5mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in yogurt is lower.
We used Cheese, gjetost and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat types in this article.
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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 | +536.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +263.6% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +899.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +642.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +370.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +119.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +228.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +344.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +49.5% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -94% |
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 | +33300% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1269.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +397.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +290.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +912.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +330.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +222.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +40% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 19.16g | 0.117g | 87% |
Vitamin B2 | 1.382mg | 0.278mg | 85% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.42µg | 0.75µg | 70% |
Vitamin B5 | 3.351mg | 0.331mg | 60% |
Fats | 29.51g | 0.39g | 45% |
Phosphorus | 444mg | 135mg | 44% |
Potassium | 1409mg | 141mg | 37% |
Vitamin A | 334µg | 1µg | 37% |
Cholesterol | 94mg | 5mg | 30% |
Calcium | 400mg | 110mg | 29% |
Sodium | 600mg | 36mg | 25% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.315mg | 0.023mg | 24% |
Calories | 466kcal | 59kcal | 20% |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.879g | 0.053g | 20% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.271mg | 0.063mg | 16% |
Magnesium | 70mg | 11mg | 14% |
Carbs | 42.65g | 3.6g | 13% |
Selenium | 14.5µg | 9.7µg | 9% |
Copper | 0.08mg | 0.017mg | 7% |
Zinc | 1.14mg | 0.52mg | 6% |
Iron | 0.52mg | 0.07mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.938g | 0.012g | 6% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.813mg | 0.208mg | 4% |
Choline | 15.1mg | 3% | |
Protein | 9.65g | 10.19g | 1% |
Manganese | 0.04mg | 0.009mg | 1% |
Folate | 5µg | 7µg | 1% |
Net carbs | 42.65g | 3.6g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.24g | N/A | |
Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Trans fat | 0.006g | 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% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.001g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.01g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +7466.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1084.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +559.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +533.2% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +14766% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +7716.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.4% |