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Ham vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ham and brie

  • Ham has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, brie is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and folate.
  • Brie covers your daily saturated fat needs 78% more than ham.
  • Brie has 11 times less vitamin B1 than ham. Ham has 0.754mg of vitamin B1, while brie has 0.07mg.
  • Brie contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, cured, ham, boneless, extra lean (approximately 5% fat), roasted 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.
Ham
Ham
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.4% 25% 56% 26% 79% 84% 157% 7% 106%
Brie
3
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 PotassiumPotassium +88.8%
Contains more IronIron +196%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +21%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +58.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.7%
~equal in Phosphorus ~188mg

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.
Ham
Ham
5
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% 0% 5% 12% 189% 47% 75% 24% 92% 81% 0% 2.3% 46%
Brie
6
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 DVitamin D +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +977.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +958.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +452.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +153.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2066.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.24mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ham Brie DV% diff.
Saturated fat 1.81g 17.41g 71%
Vitamin B1 0.754mg 0.07mg 57%
Vitamin B12 0.65µg 1.65µg 42%
Fats 5.53g 27.68g 34%
Sodium 1203mg 629mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.202mg 0.52mg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.023mg 0.38mg 23%
Vitamin A 0µg 174µg 19%
Calcium 8mg 184mg 18%
Cholesterol 53mg 100mg 16%
Folate 3µg 65µg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 2.62g 8.013g 13%
Choline 85.1mg 15.4mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.235mg 13%
Iron 1.48mg 0.5mg 12%
Selenium 19.5µg 14.5µg 9%
Calories 145kcal 334kcal 9%
Copper 0.079mg 0.019mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 0.69mg 6%
Zinc 2.88mg 2.38mg 5%
Potassium 287mg 152mg 4%
Vitamin D 32IU 20IU 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.54g 0.826g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 0.5µg 2%
Manganese 0.054mg 0.034mg 1%
Phosphorus 196mg 188mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 20mg 1%
Protein 20.93g 20.75g 0%
Carbs 1.5g 0.45g 0%
Net carbs 1.5g 0.45g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.45g N/A
Vitamin E 0.25mg 0.24mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.251mg 0.322mg 0%
Threonine 0.931mg 0.751mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.918mg 1.015mg 0%
Leucine 1.661mg 1.929mg 0%
Lysine 1.775mg 1.851mg 0%
Methionine 0.553mg 0.592mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.904mg 1.158mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 1.34mg 0%
Histidine 0.75mg 0.716mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
4
21% 6% 68% 4%
Protein: 20.93 g
Fats: 5.53 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 67.67 g
Other: 4.37 g
Brie
1
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 +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
Contains more OtherOther +61.9%
Contains more FatsFats +400.5%
~equal in Protein ~20.75g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Ham
Ham
1
36% 53% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.81 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.62 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.54 g
Brie
2
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 -89.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +205.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53%

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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. Ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167871/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.