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Parmesan vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parmesan and sunflower oil?

  • Parmesan is higher in phosphorus, calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin A, yet sunflower oil is higher in vitamin E.
  • Sunflower oil's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 270% more.
  • The amount of sodium in sunflower oil is lower.

We used Cheese, parmesan, grated and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) 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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7650.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +217.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parmesan Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.53mg 41.08mg 270%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.386g 36.4g 233%
Fats 27.84g 100g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 7.13g 46.2g 98%
Phosphorus 627mg 0mg 90%
Calcium 853mg 0mg 85%
Sodium 1804mg 0mg 78%
Selenium 34.4µg 0µg 63%
Vitamin B12 1.4µg 0µg 58%
Protein 28.42g 0g 57%
Zinc 4.2mg 0mg 38%
Cholesterol 86mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin A 262µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0mg 28%
Calories 420kcal 884kcal 23%
Saturated fat 15.371g 13g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 34mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0mg 6%
Iron 0.49mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 180mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 13.91g 0g 5%
Copper 0.04mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.071mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 5.4µg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 13.91g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.07g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.876g N/A
Tryptophan 0.383mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.075mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.455mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 2.747mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.201mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.751mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.538mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.865mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.806mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +259.2%

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +548%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2526.3%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.