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Brie

What brie has been studied for

1 association assessed — none with dependable human evidence behind them yet. Strongest first.

  • 1 Insufficient
4 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About brie

A soft cow milk cheese ripened from the outside in by the white surface mould Penicillium camemberti, which softens the paste progressively towards the centre as it matures. The rind is part of the cheese, not a wrapper.

Also known as Bloomy rind cheese, Brie de Meaux, White mould cheese

Gut & Digestive Health

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Insufficient

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Gut microbiome

Gut & Digestive Health
Insufficient evidence

Evidence is limited for mould-ripened cheese affecting the gut microbiome. Ripened cheese does carry live microorganisms, but the few human studies of fermented dairy and microbiome composition used yogurt or defined probiotic strains, not surface-ripened cheese.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

3 sources

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories334 kcal17%
Protein20.8 g42%
Total fat27.7 g35%
Carbohydrate0.45 g0%
Fibre0 g0%
Total sugars0.45 g—
Water48.4 g—
Fats
Saturated fat17.4 g87%
Monounsaturated fat8.01 g—
Polyunsaturated fat0.826 g—
Cholesterol100 mg33%
EPA (omega-3)0 g—
DHA (omega-3)0 g—
DPA (omega-3)0 g—
Linoleic acid (omega-6)0.513 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A174 µg19%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D0.5 µg3%
Vitamin E0.24 mg2%
Vitamin K2.3 µg2%
Thiamin (B1)0.07 mg6%
Riboflavin (B2)0.52 mg40%
Niacin (B3)0.38 mg2%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.69 mg14%
Vitamin B60.235 mg14%
Folate65 µg16%
Vitamin B121.65 µg69%
Choline15.4 mg3%
Minerals
Calcium184 mg14%
Iron0.5 mg3%
Magnesium20 mg5%
Phosphorus188 mg15%
Potassium152 mg3%
Sodium629 mg27%
Zinc2.38 mg22%
Copper0.019 mg2%
Manganese0.034 mg1%
Selenium14.5 µg26%
Other measured compounds
Beta-carotene9 µg—
Alpha-carotene0 µg—
Lycopene0 µg—
Lutein + zeaxanthin0 µg—
Caffeine0 mg—
Ash2.7 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Cheese, brie (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 172177).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

Bioactive compounds

Compounds present in meaningful amounts. Presence is banded rather than quantified, because whole-food levels vary enormously with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

  • cookedReduces Listeria risk

    Heating soft cheese until it is steaming hot throughout is the step food-safety guidance names for making it safe in pregnancy. Warming it to a soft ooze is not enough.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    Mould-ripened soft cheese in pregnancy

    Brie, camembert and similar bloomy-rind cheeses are less acidic and wetter than hard cheese, which lets Listeria monocytogenes grow even in pasteurised product. Pregnancy guidance in the UK, US and Australia advises avoiding them unless cooked until steaming hot, because listeriosis in pregnancy can cause miscarriage, stillbirth and severe neonatal infection.

  • Allergy

    Cow milk protein allergy

    A major regulated allergen. Soft ripening changes the texture, not the allergenicity.

  • Interaction

    Tyramine

    Ripened soft cheeses accumulate tyramine, particularly near the rind and as they age. This matters for people taking non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

  • Worth knowing

    Also relevant outside pregnancy

    Listeria infection is most dangerous in pregnancy, but older adults and people who are immunosuppressed are also at raised risk and are given the same advice about soft mould-ripened cheese.