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, protein, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, fats, and vitamin B2.
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

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

Soft serve

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

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

Soft serve

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 DVitamin D	+40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+15.1%
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%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.102g		6%
Magnesium	34mg	12mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.87g		5%
Iron	0.49mg	0.21mg	4%
Carbs	13.91g	22.2g	3%
Fiber	0g	0.7g	3%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.005mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.048mg	3%
Cholesterol	86mg	91mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.049mg	2%
Choline	14.1mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.8mg	1%
Vitamin D*	21 IU	29 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.7µg	1%
Copper	0.04mg	0.03mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0.61mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.506mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0.9µg	1%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Caffeine	0mg	2mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	148kcal	541kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.55	0.53	N/A
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 (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