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Parmesan vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parmesan and soft serve different?

  • Parmesan is higher than soft serve in phosphorus, calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and magnesium.
  • Parmesan covers your daily need for sodium, 76% more than soft serve.
  • Parmesan contains 11 times more selenium than soft serve. Parmesan contains 34.4µg of selenium, while soft serve contains 3µg.
  • Soft serve is lower in sodium.

Cheese, parmesan, grated and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 256% 16% 18% 13% 115% 269% 235% 9.3% 188%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +183.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +551.1%
Contains more IronIron +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +707.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +440.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1320%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1046.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
~equal in Potassium ~177mg

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% 87% 11% 7.5% 6.5% 83% 1.5% 27% 19% 175% 4.3% 4.5% 7.7%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +180%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +40%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parmesan Soft serve DV% diff.
Sodium 1804mg 61mg 76%
Phosphorus 627mg 116mg 73%
Calcium 853mg 131mg 72%
Selenium 34.4µg 3µg 57%
Protein 28.42g 4.1g 49%
Vitamin B12 1.4µg 0.5µg 38%
Saturated fat 15.371g 7.46g 36%
Zinc 4.2mg 0.52mg 33%
Fats 27.84g 13g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.182mg 14%
Vitamin A 262µg 162µg 11%
Calories 420kcal 222kcal 10%
Monounsaturated fat 7.13g 3.49g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.386g 0.46g 6%
Magnesium 34mg 12mg 5%
Iron 0.49mg 0.21mg 4%
Manganese 0.071mg 0.005mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Carbs 13.91g 22.2g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.048mg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 26mg 2%
Cholesterol 86mg 91mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.049mg 2%
Folate 6µg 9µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.9µg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 0.506mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.53mg 0.61mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin D 21IU 29IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 13.91g 21.5g N/A
Potassium 180mg 177mg 0%
Sugar 0.07g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 0.095mg 0%
Trans fat 0.876g N/A
Tryptophan 0.383mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 1.075mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.455mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 2.747mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 2.201mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.751mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.538mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 1.865mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.806mg 0.099mg 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 28% 14% 23% 7%
Protein: 28.42 g
Fats: 27.84 g
Carbs: 13.91 g
Water: 22.65 g
Other: 7.18 g
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +593.2%
Contains more FatsFats +114.2%
Contains more OtherOther +697.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.6%
Contains more WaterWater +164%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 30% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.371 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.386 g
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +104.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.5%

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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. Parmesan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171247/nutrients
  2. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.