Brunost vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brunost and liver

Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than brunost.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 677% more.
Brunost contains 14 times more saturated fat than liver. Brunost contains 19.16g of saturated fat, while liver contains 1.41g.
Brunost has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of brunost is 27, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, gjetost and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+839.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+84.2%

Contains more IronIron	+3346.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+489.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+365.5%

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

Liver

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+22.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1518.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+937.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+671.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3160%

~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	18.67µg	677%
Vitamin A	334µg	5405µg	563%
Iron	0.52mg	17.92mg	218%
Selenium	14.5µg	67.5µg	96%
Cholesterol	94mg	355mg	87%
Saturated fat	19.16g	1.41g	81%
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	2.196mg	63%
Copper	0.08mg	0.634mg	62%
Zinc	1.14mg	6.72mg	51%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	8.435mg	48%
Folate	5µg	163µg	40%
Fats	29.51g	4.4g	39%
Calcium	400mg	10mg	39%
Potassium	1409mg	150mg	37%
Protein	9.65g	26.02g	33%
Phosphorus	444mg	241mg	29%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	4.774mg	28%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Sodium	600mg	49mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.57mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	0.63g	18%
Calories	466kcal	165kcal	15%
Carbs	42.65g	3.76g	13%
Magnesium	70mg	14mg	13%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.3mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.258mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	1.05g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	42.65g	3.76g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.04g	N/A