Tofu vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tofu and brunost?

Tofu is higher in manganese, copper, and calcium, yet brunost is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium.
Brunost's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 101% more.
Tofu has 30 times more manganese than brunost. While tofu has 1.181mg of manganese, brunost has only 0.04mg.
The amount of saturated fat in tofu is lower.
The glycemic index of tofu is lower.

We used Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and Cheese, gjetost types 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.

Tofu

Brunost

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+70.8%
Contains more IronIron	+411.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+372.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2852.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+494.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+133.7%

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.

Tofu

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+480%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1254.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+2419.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+194.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~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	0µg	2.42µg	101%
Vitamin B2	0.102mg	1.382mg	98%
Saturated fat	1.261g	19.16g	81%
Vitamin B5	0.133mg	3.351mg	64%
Manganese	1.181mg	0.04mg	50%
Vitamin A		334µg	37%
Phosphorus	190mg	444mg	36%
Potassium	237mg	1409mg	34%
Copper	0.378mg	0.08mg	33%
Fats	8.72g	29.51g	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Calcium	683mg	400mg	28%
Iron	2.66mg	0.52mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.921g	0.938g	27%
Sodium	14mg	600mg	25%
Calories	144kcal	466kcal	16%
Protein	17.27g	9.65g	15%
Monounsaturated fat	1.925g	7.879g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.092mg	0.271mg	14%
Carbs	2.78g	42.65g	13%
Vitamin B1	0.158mg	0.315mg	13%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Folate	29µg	5µg	6%
Selenium	17.4µg	14.5µg	5%
Zinc	1.57mg	1.14mg	4%
Magnesium	58mg	70mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.381mg	0.813mg	3%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	83kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	0.46	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	0.48g	42.65g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.235mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.849mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	1.392mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.883mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.211mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.835mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.87mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.431mg	0.293mg	0%