Brunost vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between brunost and butter?

Brunost is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1, yet butter is richer in vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 157% higher.
Brunost has 63 times more vitamin B1 than butter. Brunost has 0.315mg of vitamin B1, while butter has 0.005mg.
Brunost contains less cholesterol.
Butter has a lower glycemic index than brunost.

We used Cheese, gjetost and Butter, without salt types in this comparison.

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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

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+3400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5770.8%
Contains more IronIron	+2500%
Contains more CopperCopper	+400%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1750%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1350%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

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

Butter

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+6200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+3964.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1835.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2946.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+8933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1323.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+104.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.16g	50.489g	142%
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.034mg	104%
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	0.17µg	94%
Fats	29.51g	81.11g	79%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.11mg	65%
Phosphorus	444mg	24mg	60%
Potassium	1409mg	24mg	41%
Cholesterol	94mg	215mg	40%
Vitamin A	334µg	684µg	39%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	23.43g	39%
Calcium	400mg	24mg	38%
Sodium	600mg	11mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.005mg	26%
Selenium	14.5µg	1µg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.003mg	21%
Protein	9.65g	0.85g	18%
Magnesium	70mg	2mg	16%
Vitamin E		2.32mg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	0.06g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	3.01g	14%
Calories	466kcal	717kcal	13%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.09mg	10%
Copper	0.08mg	0.016mg	7%
Iron	0.52mg	0.02mg	6%
Vitamin K		7µg	6%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.042mg	5%
Choline		18.8mg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.004mg	2%
Folate	5µg	3µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	0.12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	8435kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	14g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.52	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar		0.06g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.315g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.166g	N/A