Parmesan vs. Provolone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parmesan and provolone?

Parmesan is richer than provolone in selenium, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
Parmesan's daily need coverage for sodium is 40% more.
Parmesan has 2 times more selenium than provolone. While parmesan has 34.4µg of selenium, provolone has only 14.5µg.
The amount of sodium in provolone is lower.

We used Cheese, parmesan, grated and Cheese, provolone types 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.

Parmesan

Provolone

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+12.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+610%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+137.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-51.4%

~equal in Iron ~0.52mg

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.

Parmesan

Provolone

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.5%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+29.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~236µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.5µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.476mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.073mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.46µg

~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1804mg	876mg	40%
Selenium	34.4µg	14.5µg	36%
Phosphorus	627mg	496mg	19%
Calcium	853mg	756mg	10%
Zinc	4.2mg	3.23mg	9%
Saturated fat	15.371g	17.078g	8%
Cholesterol	86mg	69mg	6%
Protein	28.42g	25.58g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.769g	4%
Carbs	13.91g	2.14g	4%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.01mg	3%
Vitamin A	262µg	236µg	3%
Calories	420kcal	351kcal	3%
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	0.321mg	3%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	1.46µg	3%
Copper	0.04mg	0.026mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.23mg	2%
Fats	27.84g	26.62g	2%
Folate	6µg	10µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	7.393g	1%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.476mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.073mg	1%
Potassium	180mg	138mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.019mg	1%
Magnesium	34mg	28mg	1%
Net carbs	13.91g	2.14g	N/A
Vitamin D	21IU	20IU	0%
Iron	0.49mg	0.52mg	0%
Sugar	0.07g	0.56g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.5µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	0.156mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	2.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Choline	14.1mg	15.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.345mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.982mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	1.091mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	2.297mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	2.646mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.686mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	1.287mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	1.64mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	1.115mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.102g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.015g	0g	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