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Yogurt vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yogurt and brunost?

  • Brunost is richer than yogurt in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
  • Brunost's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 95% more.
  • The amount of sodium in yogurt is lower.

We used Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat and Cheese, gjetost types 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.
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
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 less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +263.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +899.3%
Contains more IronIron +642.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +370.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +119.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +228.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +49.5%

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.
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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 FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1269.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +290.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +912.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +330.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +222.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Brunost DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.117g 19.16g 87%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 1.382mg 85%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 2.42µg 70%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 3.351mg 60%
Fats 0.39g 29.51g 45%
Phosphorus 135mg 444mg 44%
Potassium 141mg 1409mg 37%
Vitamin A 1µg 334µg 37%
Cholesterol 5mg 94mg 30%
Calcium 110mg 400mg 29%
Sodium 36mg 600mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.315mg 24%
Calories 59kcal 466kcal 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 7.879g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.271mg 16%
Magnesium 11mg 70mg 14%
Carbs 3.6g 42.65g 13%
Selenium 9.7µg 14.5µg 9%
Copper 0.017mg 0.08mg 7%
Zinc 0.52mg 1.14mg 6%
Iron 0.07mg 0.52mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0.938g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 0.813mg 4%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Protein 10.19g 9.65g 1%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.04mg 1%
Folate 7µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 3.6g 42.65g N/A
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.519mg 0%
Leucine 0.992mg 0%
Lysine 0.814mg 0%
Methionine 0.318mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.765mg 0%
Histidine 0.293mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 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 WaterWater +533.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7466.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1084.7%
Contains more OtherOther +559.7%
~equal in Protein ~9.65g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 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 -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14766%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7716.7%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.