Brunost vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between brunost and whey

Whey has less vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B1.
Brunost covers your daily saturated fat needs 95% more than whey.
Whey contains 47 times less cholesterol than brunost. Brunost contains 94mg of cholesterol, while whey contains 2mg.
Whey has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of whey is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, gjetost and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+775%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+751.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+775.2%
Contains more IronIron	+766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+776.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+865.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+775%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+774.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+998.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+774.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+774.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+764.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	1.382mg	0.158mg	94%
Vitamin B12	2.42µg	0.28µg	89%
Saturated fat	19.16g	0.23g	86%
Vitamin B5	3.351mg	0.383mg	59%
Phosphorus	444mg	46mg	57%
Fats	29.51g	0.36g	45%
Potassium	1409mg	161mg	37%
Vitamin A	334µg	3µg	37%
Calcium	400mg	47mg	35%
Cholesterol	94mg	2mg	31%
Sodium	600mg	54mg	24%
Selenium	14.5µg	1.9µg	23%
Vitamin B1	0.315mg	0.036mg	23%
Calories	466kcal	27kcal	22%
Monounsaturated fat	7.879g	0.1g	19%
Protein	9.65g	0.85g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.271mg	0.031mg	18%
Magnesium	70mg	8mg	15%
Carbs	42.65g	5.14g	13%
Zinc	1.14mg	0.13mg	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.004mg	8%
Iron	0.52mg	0.06mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.938g	0.011g	6%
Vitamin B3	0.813mg	0.074mg	5%
Choline		16mg	3%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.001mg	2%
Folate	5µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	483kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.46	0.48	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	42.65g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar		5.14g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.135mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.393mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.519mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	0.992mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	0.814mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.318mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.54mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.765mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.293mg	0.016mg	0%