Eggnog vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are eggnog and brunost different?

Brunost is higher than eggnog in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin B1, and selenium.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 92% more than eggnog.
Eggnog is lower in saturated fat.
Eggnog has a higher glycemic index (55) than brunost (27).

Eggnog and Cheese, gjetost types were used in this article.

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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.

Eggnog

Brunost

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+268.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+207.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+753.9%
Contains more IronIron	+160%
Contains more CopperCopper	+515.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+147.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+307.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+245.2%

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.

Eggnog

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+466.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+826.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+627.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+674.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+703.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+442%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+437.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+400%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.19mg	1.382mg	92%
Vitamin B12	0.45µg	2.42µg	82%
Saturated fat	2.591g	19.16g	75%
Vitamin B5	0.417mg	3.351mg	59%
Phosphorus	109mg	444mg	48%
Fats	4.19g	29.51g	39%
Potassium	165mg	1409mg	37%
Vitamin A	59µg	334µg	31%
Calcium	130mg	400mg	27%
Sodium	54mg	600mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.034mg	0.315mg	23%
Calories	88kcal	466kcal	19%
Selenium	4.2µg	14.5µg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.05mg	0.271mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	1.302g	7.879g	16%
Carbs	8.05g	42.65g	12%
Cholesterol	59mg	94mg	12%
Magnesium	19mg	70mg	12%
Protein	4.55g	9.65g	10%
Choline	52.2mg		9%
Copper	0.013mg	0.08mg	7%
Vitamin D*	49 IU		6%
Vitamin D	1.2µg		6%
Zinc	0.46mg	1.14mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.198g	0.938g	5%
Iron	0.2mg	0.52mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.105mg	0.813mg	4%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.04mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg		1%
Folate	1µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.2g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	193kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	114g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.58	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	8.05g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	8.05g		N/A
Vitamin K	0.3µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.201mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.237mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	0.383mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.257mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.12mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.225mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.289mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.108mg	0.293mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%