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Brie vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between brie and whey

  • The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B6 in brie is higher than in whey.
  • Brie covers your daily saturated fat needs 86% more than whey.
  • Whey has 65 times less folate than brie. Brie has 65µg of folate, while whey has 1µg.
  • Whey contains less saturated fat.
  • Whey has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of whey is 43, while the glycemic index of brie is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, brie and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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
Brie
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 55% 13% 19% 6.3% 65% 81% 82% 4.4% 79%
Whey
Whey
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +291.5%
Contains more IronIron +733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +375%
Contains more ZincZinc +1730.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +663.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.4%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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
Brie
11
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 7.5% 58% 4.8% 18% 120% 7.1% 41% 54% 206% 5.8% 49%
Whey
Whey
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.33% 0% 1% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +229.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +413.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +658.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +489.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brie Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.41g 0.23g 78%
Vitamin B12 1.65µg 0.28µg 57%
Fats 27.68g 0.36g 42%
Protein 20.75g 0.85g 40%
Cholesterol 100mg 2mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.52mg 0.158mg 28%
Sodium 629mg 54mg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 1.9µg 23%
Zinc 2.38mg 0.13mg 20%
Phosphorus 188mg 46mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.013g 0.1g 20%
Vitamin A 174µg 3µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.235mg 0.031mg 16%
Folate 65µg 1µg 16%
Calories 334kcal 27kcal 15%
Calcium 184mg 47mg 14%
Iron 0.5mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.69mg 0.383mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.826g 0.011g 5%
Vitamin D* 20 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Magnesium 20mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.036mg 3%
Carbs 0.45g 5.14g 2%
Copper 0.019mg 0.004mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.38mg 0.074mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.034mg 0.001mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.2g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 161kcal 318kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 370g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.51 0.48 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0.45g 5.14g N/A
Potassium 152mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 0.45g 5.14g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.322mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.751mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.015mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.929mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.851mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.592mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.158mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.34mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.716mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
Brie
3
21% 28% 48% 3%
Protein: 20.75 g
Fats: 27.68 g
Carbs: 0.45 g
Water: 48.42 g
Other: 2.7 g
Whey
Whey
2
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2341.2%
Contains more FatsFats +7588.9%
Contains more OtherOther +409.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1042.2%
Contains more WaterWater +92.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Brie
Brie
2
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.826 g
Whey
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7913%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7409.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Brie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172177/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.