Camembert vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are camembert and brunost different?

Camembert is richer in folate and zinc, while brunost is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, potassium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 69% more than camembert.
Camembert contains 12 times more folate than brunost. Camembert contains 62µg of folate, while brunost contains 5µg.
Camembert is lower in saturated fat.

Cheese, camembert 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.

Camembert

Brunost

Contains more ZincZinc

+108.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+653.5%
Contains more IronIron	+57.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+281%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.7%

~equal in Calcium ~400mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.04mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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.

Camembert

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1140%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1025%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+183.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+145.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+86.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.488mg	1.382mg	69%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	2.42µg	47%
Vitamin B5	1.364mg	3.351mg	40%
Potassium	187mg	1409mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.315mg	24%
Protein	19.8g	9.65g	20%
Saturated fat	15.259g	19.16g	18%
Carbs	0.46g	42.65g	14%
Phosphorus	347mg	444mg	14%
Folate	62µg	5µg	14%
Magnesium	20mg	70mg	12%
Zinc	2.38mg	1.14mg	11%
Sodium	842mg	600mg	11%
Vitamin A	241µg	334µg	10%
Calories	300kcal	466kcal	8%
Fats	24.26g	29.51g	8%
Cholesterol	72mg	94mg	7%
Copper	0.021mg	0.08mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.227mg	0.271mg	3%
Choline	15.4mg		3%
Vitamin D*	18 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Iron	0.33mg	0.52mg	2%
Vitamin K	2µg		2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.023g	7.879g	2%
Calcium	388mg	400mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	0.813mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.724g	0.938g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	0.46g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	0.46g		N/A
Manganese	0.038mg	0.04mg	0%
Selenium	14.5µg	14.5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.307mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.717mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.968mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	1.84mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.105mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	1.279mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.683mg	0.293mg	0%