Liver vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between liver and brunost

Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than brunost.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 677% more.
Liver contains 34 times more iron than brunost. Liver contains 17.92mg of iron, while brunost contains 0.52mg.
Brunost contains less cholesterol.
Brunost has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brunost is 27, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Cheese, gjetost.

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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.

Liver

Brunost

Contains more IronIron	+3346.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+489.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+365.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+839.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+84.2%

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.

Liver

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1518.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+671.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3160%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+22.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	2.42µg	677%
Vitamin A	5405µg	334µg	563%
Iron	17.92mg	0.52mg	218%
Selenium	67.5µg	14.5µg	96%
Cholesterol	355mg	94mg	87%
Saturated fat	1.41g	19.16g	81%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	1.382mg	63%
Copper	0.634mg	0.08mg	62%
Zinc	6.72mg	1.14mg	51%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	0.813mg	48%
Folate	163µg	5µg	40%
Fats	4.4g	29.51g	39%
Calcium	10mg	400mg	39%
Potassium	150mg	1409mg	37%
Protein	26.02g	9.65g	33%
Phosphorus	241mg	444mg	29%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	3.351mg	28%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0mg	26%
Sodium	49mg	600mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.271mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	7.879g	18%
Calories	165kcal	466kcal	15%
Carbs	3.76g	42.65g	13%
Magnesium	14mg	70mg	13%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.04mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.315mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	0.938g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	63kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	3.76g	42.65g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	1.107mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.293mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g		N/A