Parmesan vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between parmesan and brunost

Parmesan has more calcium, selenium, zinc, and phosphorus, while brunost has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, potassium, and vitamin B1.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 79% more than parmesan.
Parmesan contains 4 times more zinc than brunost. While parmesan contains 4.2mg of zinc, brunost contains only 1.14mg.
The amount of sodium in brunost is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, parmesan, grated and Cheese, gjetost.

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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.

Parmesan

Brunost

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+113.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+268.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+105.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+682.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%

~equal in Iron ~0.52mg

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.

Parmesan

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+286%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+916.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+644.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+234.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	1.382mg	79%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	3.351mg	58%
Sodium	1804mg	600mg	52%
Calcium	853mg	400mg	45%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	2.42µg	43%
Protein	28.42g	9.65g	38%
Potassium	180mg	1409mg	36%
Selenium	34.4µg	14.5µg	36%
Zinc	4.2mg	1.14mg	28%
Phosphorus	627mg	444mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.315mg	24%
Saturated fat	15.371g	19.16g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.271mg	15%
Carbs	13.91g	42.65g	10%
Magnesium	34mg	70mg	9%
Vitamin A	262µg	334µg	8%
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	0.813mg	5%
Copper	0.04mg	0.08mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.53mg		4%
Fats	27.84g	29.51g	3%
Cholesterol	86mg	94mg	3%
Vitamin D*	21 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Choline	14.1mg		3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.938g	3%
Calories	420kcal	466kcal	2%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	7.879g	2%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.04mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	148kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.55	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	13.91g	42.65g	N/A
Iron	0.49mg	0.52mg	0%
Sugar	0.07g		N/A
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	0.293mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.102g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.015g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.87g		N/A