Brunost vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between brunost and milk

The amount of vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1 in brunost is higher than in milk.
Brunost covers your daily need for saturated fat, 93% more than milk.
Brunost contains 19 times more cholesterol than milk. While brunost contains 94mg of cholesterol, milk contains only 5mg.
The amount of saturated fat in milk is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, gjetost and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+536.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+839.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+700%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+367.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.7%

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

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+475.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1475%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+647%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+774.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+828.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+632.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+414.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.185mg	92%
Saturated fat	19.16g	0.633g	84%
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	0.47µg	81%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.361mg	60%
Phosphorus	444mg	95mg	50%
Fats	29.51g	0.97g	44%
Potassium	1409mg	150mg	37%
Vitamin A	334µg	58µg	31%
Cholesterol	94mg	5mg	30%
Calcium	400mg	125mg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.02mg	25%
Sodium	600mg	44mg	24%
Calories	466kcal	42kcal	21%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.3µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	0.277g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.037mg	18%
Magnesium	70mg	11mg	14%
Protein	9.65g	3.37g	13%
Carbs	42.65g	4.99g	13%
Copper	0.08mg	0.01mg	8%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.42mg	7%
Vitamin D*		48 IU	6%
Vitamin D		1.2µg	6%
Iron	0.52mg	0.03mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	0.035g	6%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.093mg	5%
Choline		17.7mg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.003mg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	4.99g	N/A
Sugar		5.2g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.01mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.1µg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A