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Smoked salmon vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are smoked salmon and brunost different?

  • Smoked salmon is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3, while brunost is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 99% more than smoked salmon.
  • Smoked salmon contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than brunost. Smoked salmon contains 4.72mg of vitamin B3, while brunost contains 0.813mg.
  • Smoked salmon is lower in saturated fat.
  • Brunost has a higher glycemic index (27) than smoked salmon (0).

Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked 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 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
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 +63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +123.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +705.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +267.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135.3%

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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +480.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1268.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +285.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.271mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Smoked salmon Brunost DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.101mg 1.382mg 99%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Saturated fat 0.929g 19.16g 83%
Vitamin B5 0.87mg 3.351mg 50%
Phosphorus 164mg 444mg 40%
Fats 4.32g 29.51g 39%
Calcium 11mg 400mg 39%
Potassium 175mg 1409mg 36%
Vitamin B12 3.26µg 2.42µg 35%
Vitamin A 26µg 334µg 34%
Selenium 32.4µg 14.5µg 33%
Vitamin B3 4.72mg 0.813mg 24%
Cholesterol 23mg 94mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.315mg 24%
Protein 18.28g 9.65g 17%
Calories 117kcal 466kcal 17%
Copper 0.23mg 0.08mg 17%
Choline 89mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 2.023g 7.879g 15%
Carbs 0g 42.65g 14%
Magnesium 18mg 70mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Zinc 0.31mg 1.14mg 8%
Iron 0.85mg 0.52mg 4%
Sodium 672mg 600mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.278mg 0.271mg 1%
Folate 2µg 5µg 1%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 42.65g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.995g 0.938g 0%
Tryptophan 0.205mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.801mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.842mg 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 1.486mg 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 1.679mg 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.541mg 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.714mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.942mg 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.538mg 0.293mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.073g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 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 +89.4%
Contains more WaterWater +435.7%
Contains more OtherOther +13.7%
Contains more FatsFats +583.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +289.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.938g

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.