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Goat cheese vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between goat cheese and brie

  • Goat cheese has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin A, and iron; however, brie is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, folate, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Goat cheese covers your daily need for copper, 61% more than brie.
  • Goat cheese has 3 times more iron than brie. While goat cheese has 1.62mg of iron, brie has only 0.5mg.
  • Brie has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, brie.

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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 21% 89% 14% 61% 188% 18% 161% 54% 12% 21%
Brie
Brie
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62%
Contains more IronIron +224%
Contains more CopperCopper +2868.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +99.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +173.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.6%
~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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% 136% 5.2% 7.5% 18% 156% 22% 11% 14% 28% 6.3% 1.5% 8.4%
Brie
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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 0% 58% 4.8% 7.5% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +650%
Contains more FolateFolate +3150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.07mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.3µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Brie DV% diff.
Copper 0.564mg 0.019mg 61%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 1.65µg 60%
Phosphorus 375mg 188mg 27%
Vitamin A 407µg 174µg 26%
Selenium 3.8µg 14.5µg 19%
Folate 2µg 65µg 16%
Zinc 0.66mg 2.38mg 16%
Saturated fat 20.639g 17.41g 15%
Iron 1.62mg 0.5mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.235mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 0.52mg 12%
Calcium 298mg 184mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.69mg 10%
Sodium 415mg 629mg 9%
Cholesterol 79mg 100mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.38mg 5%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.034mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 8.013g 3%
Fats 29.84g 27.68g 3%
Protein 21.58g 20.75g 2%
Magnesium 29mg 20mg 2%
Calories 364kcal 334kcal 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.826g 1%
Carbs 0.12g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 0.12g 0.45g N/A
Vitamin D 22IU 20IU 0%
Potassium 158mg 152mg 0%
Sugar 0.12g 0.45g N/A
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2.3µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 30% 46% 3%
Protein: 21.58 g
Fats: 29.84 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 45.52 g
Other: 2.94 g
Brie
Brie
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21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +275%
~equal in Protein ~20.75g
~equal in Fats ~27.68g
~equal in Water ~48.42g
~equal in Other ~2.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
73% 24% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.639 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.808 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.709 g
Brie
Brie
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66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.5%

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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. Goat cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173433/nutrients
  2. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/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.