Brunost vs. Caviar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brunost and caviar

Brunost has more vitamin B2, potassium, and phosphorus, while caviar has more vitamin B12, iron, selenium, and magnesium.
Caviar covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 733% more than brunost.
Brunost contains 8 times more potassium than caviar. While brunost contains 1409mg of potassium, caviar contains only 181mg.
The amount of saturated fat in caviar is lower.
Caviar has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of caviar is 0, while the glycemic index of brunost is 27.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, gjetost and Fish, caviar, black, and red, granular.

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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

Caviar

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+678.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+328.6%
Contains more IronIron	+2184.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+351.7%

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

Caviar

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+122.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+577.5%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+726.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~3.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	20µg	733%
Cholesterol	94mg	588mg	165%
Iron	0.52mg	11.88mg	142%
Selenium	14.5µg	65.5µg	93%
Choline		490.9mg	89%
Saturated fat	19.16g	4.06g	69%
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.62mg	59%
Magnesium	70mg	300mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	7.405g	43%
Sodium	600mg	1500mg	39%
Potassium	1409mg	181mg	36%
Protein	9.65g	24.6g	30%
Fats	29.51g	17.9g	18%
Vitamin D*		117 IU	15%
Vitamin D		2.9µg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	4g	13%
Calcium	400mg	275mg	13%
Phosphorus	444mg	356mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.89mg	13%
Folate	5µg	50µg	11%
Calories	466kcal	264kcal	10%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.19mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	4.631g	8%
Vitamin A	334µg	271µg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.32mg	4%
Copper	0.08mg	0.11mg	3%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	3.5mg	3%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.95mg	2%
Vitamin K		0.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	9.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	107kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	3	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	4g	N/A
Manganese	0.04mg	0.05mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.323mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	1.263mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	1.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	2.133mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	1.834mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.646mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	1.071mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	1.263mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.649mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		2.741g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		3.8g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.229g	N/A