Brie vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and milk different?

Brie is higher than milk in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, and phosphorus.
Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 84% more than milk.
Brie contains 20 times more cholesterol than milk. Brie contains 100mg of cholesterol, while milk contains 5mg.
Milk is lower in saturated fat.
Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than brie (0).

Cheese, brie and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.

Brie

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.2%
Contains more IronIron	+1566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1033.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-93%

~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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.

Brie

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+181.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+308.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+535.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+251.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1200%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.41g	0.633g	76%
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	0.47µg	49%
Fats	27.68g	0.97g	41%
Protein	20.75g	3.37g	35%
Cholesterol	100mg	5mg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.185mg	26%
Sodium	629mg	44mg	25%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.3µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	0.277g	19%
Zinc	2.38mg	0.42mg	18%
Calories	334kcal	42kcal	15%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.037mg	15%
Folate	65µg	5µg	15%
Phosphorus	188mg	95mg	13%
Vitamin A	174µg	58µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.361mg	7%
Calcium	184mg	125mg	6%
Iron	0.5mg	0.03mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	0.035g	5%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	48 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.2µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.02mg	4%
Carbs	0.45g	4.99g	2%
Magnesium	20mg	11mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0.1µg	2%
Copper	0.019mg	0.01mg	1%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.003mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.2g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	161kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0.45g	4.99g	N/A
Potassium	152mg	150mg	0%
Sugar	0.45g	5.2g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A