Whey vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between whey and brunost

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 has less sodium.
The glycemic index of whey is higher.

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

Whey

Brunost

Contains less SodiumSodium

-91%

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%

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.

Whey

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

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%

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