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Goat cheese vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat cheese and brunost different?

  • Goat cheese is richer in copper and iron, while brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 92% more than goat cheese.
  • Goat cheese contains 7 times more copper than brunost. Goat cheese contains 0.564mg of copper, while brunost contains 0.08mg.
  • Brunost has a higher glycemic index (27) than goat cheese (0).

Cheese, goat, semisoft type and Cheese, gjetost types were used 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.
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%
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%
Contains more IronIron +211.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +605%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +141.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +791.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +281.6%

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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +104.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1663.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +351.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1000%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Goat cheese Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 2.42µg 92%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 3.351mg 63%
Copper 0.564mg 0.08mg 54%
Vitamin B2 0.676mg 1.382mg 54%
Potassium 158mg 1409mg 37%
Protein 21.58g 9.65g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.315mg 20%
Selenium 3.8µg 14.5µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.271mg 16%
Carbs 0.12g 42.65g 14%
Iron 1.62mg 0.52mg 14%
Phosphorus 375mg 444mg 10%
Calcium 298mg 400mg 10%
Magnesium 29mg 70mg 10%
Sodium 415mg 600mg 8%
Vitamin A 407µg 334µg 8%
Saturated fat 20.639g 19.16g 7%
Calories 364kcal 466kcal 5%
Cholesterol 79mg 94mg 5%
Zinc 0.66mg 1.14mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 6.808g 7.879g 3%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.709g 0.938g 2%
Vitamin B3 1.148mg 0.813mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.04mg 2%
Fats 29.84g 29.51g 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0.12g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 0.12g N/A
Tryptophan 0.227mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.805mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.893mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 1.549mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.575mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.859mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 1.485mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.589mg 0.293mg 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
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +123.6%
Contains more WaterWater +238.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35441.7%
Contains more OtherOther +61.6%
~equal in Fats ~29.51g

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
68% 28% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.938 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~19.16g

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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. Brunost - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171240/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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