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Parmigiano-Reggiano vs. Tomato sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between parmigiano-Reggiano and tomato sauce

  • Tomato sauce contains less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and copper than parmigiano-Reggiano.
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano's daily need coverage for calcium is 110% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in tomato sauce is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat and Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 333% 11% 34% 79% 106% 312% 199% 11% 97%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7821.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +107%
Contains more ZincZinc +1659.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.9%
~equal in Iron ~0.96mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 53% 3.4% 6% 7.3% 112% 2.1% 20% 11% 283% 4.3% 7.5% 11%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +627.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +647.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +747.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +769.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +64.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.309mg
~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parmigiano-Reggiano Tomato sauce DV% diff.
Calcium 1109mg 14mg 110%
Phosphorus 729mg 27mg 100%
Vitamin B12 2.26µg 0µg 94%
Sodium 1529mg 11mg 66%
Saturated fat 13.317g 0.041g 60%
Protein 20g 1.2g 38%
Zinc 3.87mg 0.22mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.486mg 0.065mg 32%
Selenium 17.7µg 0.6µg 31%
Fats 20g 0.3g 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 6.098g 0.044g 15%
Vitamin A 160µg 22µg 15%
Copper 0.238mg 0.115mg 14%
Calories 265kcal 24kcal 12%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1.44mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 7mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.114mg 0.991mg 5%
Potassium 125mg 297mg 5%
Magnesium 38mg 15mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.049mg 0.098mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.462g 0.121g 2%
Choline 20.7mg 9.9mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 0IU 2%
Carbs 1.37g 5.31g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 2.8µg 1%
Manganese 0.085mg 0.113mg 1%
Iron 0.9mg 0.96mg 1%
Net carbs 1.37g 3.81g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.56g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.024mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.309mg 0%
Folate 10µg 9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.24mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 1.519mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.2mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 2.983mg 0.034mg 0%
Lysine 2.459mg 0.037mg 0%
Methionine 0.369mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.604mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 1.498mg 0.025mg 0%
Histidine 0.752mg 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 20% 51% 8%
Protein: 20 g
Fats: 20 g
Carbs: 1.37 g
Water: 50.6 g
Other: 8.03 g
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +6566.7%
Contains more OtherOther +320.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +287.6%
Contains more WaterWater +80.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.317 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.462 g
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13759.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +281.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Parmigiano-Reggiano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173452/nutrients
  2. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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