Brie cheese vs Cheddar cheese

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 30 g of brie cheese or 24 g of cheddar cheese. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in brie cheese: vitamin B12. More in cheddar cheese: calcium (3.1×), selenium and phosphorus. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Brie cheese100 cal

29.9 g · 6.2 g protein · 0.13 g carbs (0.13 g sugars) · 8.3 g fat

Cheddar cheese100 cal

24.4 g · 5.7 g protein · 0.6 g carbs (0.081 g sugars) · 8.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Vitamin B120.49 µg · 0.26 µg
    21%11%
  • Calcium55.1 mg · 173 mg
    4%13%
  • Selenium4.3 µg · 6.9 µg
    8%13%
  • Phosphorus56.3 mg · 112 mg
    5%9%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein6.2 g · 5.7 g12%·11%
  • Total fat8.3 g · 8.3 g11%·11%
  • Saturated fatlimit5.2 g · 4.7 g26%·23%
  • Cholesterollimit29.9 mg · 24.4 mg10%·8%
  • Carbohydrates0.13 g · 0.6 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit188 mg · 160 mg8%·7%
  • Potassium45.5 mg · 18.8 mg1%·<1%
  • Iron0.15 mg · 0.039 mg1%·<1%
  • Magnesium6 mg · 6.6 mg1%·2%
  • Zinc0.71 mg · 0.9 mg6%·8%
  • Copper0.006 mg · 0.008 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin A52.1 µg · 77.3 µg6%·9%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.15 µg · 0.15 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.072 mg · 0.18 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.69 µg · 0.59 µg1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.021 mg · 0.007 mg2%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.16 mg · 0.11 mg12%·8%
  • Niacin (B3)0.11 mg · 0.013 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60.07 mg · 0.017 mg4%·1%
  • Folate19.5 µg · 5.1 µg5%·1%
  • Choline4.6 mg · 4 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Brie cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705708), Cheddar cheese (Survey (FNDDS) 2705709). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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