Camembert vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are camembert and parmesan different?

Camembert is higher in vitamin B5, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, parmesan is richer in calcium, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for calcium for parmesan is 47% higher.
Camembert contains 10 times more folate than parmesan. While camembert contains 62µg of folate, parmesan contains only 6µg.
Camembert has less sodium.

Cheese, camembert and Cheese, parmesan, grated are the varieties used 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.

Camembert

Parmesan

Contains less SodiumSodium

-53.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+119.8%
Contains more IronIron	+48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+86.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.2%

~equal in Potassium ~180mg

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.

Camembert

Parmesan

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+687.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+203.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+180.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+17.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+933.3%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+152.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~262µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.026mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.4µg

~equal in Choline ~14.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	388mg	853mg	47%
Sodium	842mg	1804mg	42%
Phosphorus	347mg	627mg	40%
Selenium	14.5µg	34.4µg	36%
Vitamin B5	1.364mg	0.45mg	18%
Zinc	2.38mg	4.2mg	17%
Protein	19.8g	28.42g	17%
Folate	62µg	6µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.227mg	0.081mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.488mg	0.358mg	10%
Calories	300kcal	420kcal	6%
Fats	24.26g	27.84g	6%
Cholesterol	72mg	86mg	5%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.4µg	4%
Carbs	0.46g	13.91g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.724g	1.386g	4%
Magnesium	20mg	34mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	0.08mg	3%
Copper	0.021mg	0.04mg	2%
Iron	0.33mg	0.49mg	2%
Vitamin A	241µg	262µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.21mg	0.53mg	2%
Saturated fat	15.259g	15.371g	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.5µg	1%
Manganese	0.038mg	0.071mg	1%
Net carbs	0.46g	13.91g	N/A
Vitamin D	18IU	21IU	0%
Potassium	187mg	180mg	0%
Sugar	0.46g	0.07g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.026mg	0%
Vitamin K	2µg	1.7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.876g	N/A
Choline	15.4mg	14.1mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	7.023g	7.13g	0%
Tryptophan	0.307mg	0.383mg	0%
Threonine	0.717mg	1.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.968mg	1.455mg	0%
Leucine	1.84mg	2.747mg	0%
Lysine	1.766mg	2.201mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.751mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.105mg	1.538mg	0%
Valine	1.279mg	1.865mg	0%
Histidine	0.683mg	0.806mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.102g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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