Biscuit vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and brunost?

Biscuits are higher in iron, yet brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 97% more.
Biscuits have 6 times more iron than brunost. While biscuits have 2.9mg of iron, brunost has only 0.52mg.
The amount of saturated fat in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of brunost is lower.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Biscuit

Brunost

Contains more IronIron	+457.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+845%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+34.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+288.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1064.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+170.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Sodium ~600mg

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.

Biscuit

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+262.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1120%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+345.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1075.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+674.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2925%

~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	0.08µg	2.42µg	98%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	1.382mg	82%
Saturated fat	4.324g	19.16g	67%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	3.351mg	61%
Phosphorus	164mg	444mg	40%
Potassium	121mg	1409mg	38%
Vitamin A		334µg	37%
Cholesterol	3mg	94mg	30%
Iron	2.9mg	0.52mg	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	0.938g	22%
Fats	16.3g	29.51g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.271mg	18%
Calcium	235mg	400mg	17%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.04mg	15%
Folate	61µg	5µg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	0.813mg	13%
Magnesium	18mg	70mg	12%
Selenium	19.5µg	14.5µg	9%
Calories	353kcal	466kcal	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Protein	7g	9.65g	5%
Zinc	0.54mg	1.14mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.315mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	7.879g	2%
Carbs	44.6g	42.65g	1%
Sodium	580mg	600mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	504kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.6	0.46	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g		N/A
Copper	0.082mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.293mg	0%