Milk vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and brie different?

Brie is higher than milk in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, and phosphorus.
Brie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 84% more than milk.
Milk is lower in sodium.
Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than brie (0).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Cheese, brie 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.

Milk

Brie

Contains less SodiumSodium

-93%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.2%
Contains more IronIron	+1566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90%
Contains more ZincZinc	+466.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1033.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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.

Milk

Brie

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+140%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+181.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+308.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+91.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+535.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+251.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2200%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.633g	17.41g	76%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	1.65µg	49%
Fats	0.97g	27.68g	41%
Protein	3.37g	20.75g	35%
Cholesterol	5mg	100mg	32%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.52mg	26%
Sodium	44mg	629mg	25%
Selenium	3.3µg	14.5µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	8.013g	19%
Zinc	0.42mg	2.38mg	18%
Calories	42kcal	334kcal	15%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.235mg	15%
Folate	5µg	65µg	15%
Phosphorus	95mg	188mg	13%
Vitamin A	58µg	174µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.69mg	7%
Calcium	125mg	184mg	6%
Iron	0.03mg	0.5mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	0.826g	5%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	20 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.5µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.07mg	4%
Carbs	4.99g	0.45g	2%
Magnesium	11mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.24mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	2.3µg	2%
Copper	0.01mg	0.019mg	1%
Manganese	0.003mg	0.034mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	6.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	161kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	4.99g	0.45g	N/A
Potassium	150mg	152mg	0%
Sugar	5.2g	0.45g	N/A
Choline	17.7mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.322mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	0.751mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	1.015mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	1.929mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	1.851mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.592mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	1.158mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	1.34mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.716mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.027g		N/A