Brunost vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brunost and biscuits?

Brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, and vitamin B6, yet biscuits are higher in iron.
Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 97% more.
Brunost has 31 times more cholesterol than biscuits. While brunost has 94mg of cholesterol, biscuits have only 3mg.
The glycemic index of brunost is lower.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Brunost

Biscuit

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%

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

~equal in Copper ~0.082mg

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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.

Brunost

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
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%

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

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