Parmigiano-Reggiano vs. Gouda cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parmigiano-Reggiano and gouda cheese?

Gouda cheese has less calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, iron, and selenium than parmigiano-Reggiano.
Parmigiano-Reggiano's daily need coverage for calcium is 41% higher.
Parmigiano-Reggiano has 7 times more copper than gouda cheese. Parmigiano-Reggiano has 0.238mg of copper, while gouda cheese has 0.036mg.
Gouda cheese contains less sodium.
Gouda cheese has a lower glycemic index than parmigiano-Reggiano.

We used Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat and Cheese, gouda types in this comparison.

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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.

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Gouda cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.4%
Contains more IronIron	+275%
Contains more CopperCopper	+561.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+672.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-46.4%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.9mg

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.

Parmigiano-Reggiano

Gouda cheese

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+46.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+34.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+35.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+110%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~165µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.34mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1109mg	700mg	41%
Sodium	1529mg	819mg	31%
Vitamin B12	2.26µg	1.54µg	30%
Phosphorus	729mg	546mg	26%
Copper	0.238mg	0.036mg	22%
Saturated fat	13.317g	17.614g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.486mg	0.334mg	12%
Fats	20g	27.44g	11%
Protein	20g	24.94g	10%
Cholesterol	88mg	114mg	9%
Iron	0.9mg	0.24mg	8%
Selenium	17.7µg	14.5µg	6%
Calories	265kcal	356kcal	5%
Monounsaturated fat	6.098g	7.747g	4%
Folate	10µg	21µg	3%
Manganese	0.085mg	0.011mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.049mg	0.08mg	2%
Magnesium	38mg	29mg	2%
Choline	20.7mg	15.4mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.462g	0.657g	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.3µg	1%
Vitamin D	15IU	20IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin A	160µg	165µg	1%
Carbs	1.37g	2.22g	0%
Net carbs	1.37g	2.22g	N/A
Potassium	125mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	0g	2.22g	N/A
Zinc	3.87mg	3.9mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.17mg	0.24mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.03mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.114mg	0.063mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.325mg	0.34mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.24mg	0.352mg	0%
Threonine	1.519mg	0.93mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.2mg	1.306mg	0%
Leucine	2.983mg	2.564mg	0%
Lysine	2.459mg	2.654mg	0%
Methionine	0.369mg	0.719mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.604mg	1.431mg	0%
Valine	1.498mg	1.806mg	0%
Histidine	0.752mg	1.032mg	0%