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Parmesan vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parmesan and table salt different?

  • Parmesan has more phosphorus, calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin A than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1607% higher.
  • Table salt has less saturated fat.

Cheese, parmesan, grated and Salt, table are the varieties 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3454.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2150%
Contains more IronIron +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40.8%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parmesan Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 1804mg 38758mg 1607%
Phosphorus 627mg 0mg 90%
Calcium 853mg 24mg 83%
Saturated fat 15.371g 0g 70%
Selenium 34.4µg 0.1µg 62%
Vitamin B12 1.4µg 0µg 58%
Protein 28.42g 0g 57%
Fats 27.84g 0g 43%
Zinc 4.2mg 0.1mg 37%
Vitamin A 262µg 0µg 29%
Cholesterol 86mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0mg 28%
Calories 420kcal 0kcal 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.13g 0g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.45mg 0mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.386g 0g 9%
Magnesium 34mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0mg 6%
Carbs 13.91g 0g 5%
Potassium 180mg 8mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.53mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Choline 14.1mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 21IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Iron 0.49mg 0.33mg 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.071mg 0.1mg 1%
Copper 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 13.91g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.07g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.876g 0g 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: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11225%
Contains more OtherOther +1290%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.