Parmesan vs. Colby cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between parmesan and colby cheese

Parmesan has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, protein, and zinc, while colby cheese has more fats.
Parmesan covers your daily need for sodium 52% more than colby cheese.
Parmesan contains 5 times more carbs than colby cheese. While parmesan contains 13.91g of carbs, colby cheese contains only 2.57g.
The amount of sodium in colby cheese is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, parmesan, grated and Cheese, colby.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Parmesan

Colby cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+24.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+491.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.2%

Contains more IronIron	+55.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.042mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Parmesan

Colby cheese

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+89.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+68.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+58.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~264µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.375mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.079mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1804mg	604mg	52%
Selenium	34.4µg	14.5µg	36%
Phosphorus	627mg	457mg	24%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	0.83µg	24%
Saturated fat	15.371g	20.218g	22%
Calcium	853mg	685mg	17%
Zinc	4.2mg	3.07mg	10%
Protein	28.42g	23.76g	9%
Fats	27.84g	32.11g	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.102g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.21mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	9.28g	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.87g		5%
Carbs	13.91g	2.57g	4%
Cholesterol	86mg	95mg	3%
Iron	0.49mg	0.76mg	3%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.012mg	3%
Folate	6µg	18µg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.953g	3%
Magnesium	34mg	26mg	2%
Potassium	180mg	127mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.28mg	2%
Calories	420kcal	394kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.015mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	0.375mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	148kcal	166kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.55	0.51	N/A
Net carbs	13.91g	2.57g	N/A
Vitamin D*	21 IU	24 IU	0%
Sugar	0.07g	0.52g	N/A
Copper	0.04mg	0.042mg	0%
Vitamin A	262µg	264µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	0.093mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.079mg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Choline	14.1mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.845mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	1.475mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	2.275mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	1.978mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.622mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	1.251mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	1.586mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	0.834mg	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.015g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.026g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.006g		N/A