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Provolone vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between provolone and cereal

  • Provolone has more calcium and phosphorus; however, cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, and zinc.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 522% more than provolone.
  • Provolone has 76 times more calcium than cereal. While provolone has 756mg of calcium, cereal has only 10mg.
  • Cereal has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of cereal is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, provolone and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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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 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7460%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +544.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.2%
Contains more IronIron +6450%
Contains more CopperCopper +426.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +135.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7800%
~equal in Sodium ~795mg

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% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +244.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32994.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18887.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 6.288mg 522%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 5.986mg 455%
Iron 0.52mg 34.06mg 419%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 3.87mg 273%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 29.62mg 184%
Saturated fat 17.078g 0.26g 76%
Calcium 756mg 10mg 75%
Vitamin A 236µg 814µg 64%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 61%
Phosphorus 496mg 77mg 60%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Zinc 3.23mg 7.6mg 40%
Protein 25.58g 6.06g 39%
Fats 26.62g 1.08g 39%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.79mg 34%
Carbs 2.14g 86.85g 28%
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.204g 18%
Selenium 14.5µg 6.3µg 15%
Copper 0.026mg 0.137mg 12%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.226mg 5%
Sodium 876mg 795mg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Folate 10µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.354g 3%
Magnesium 28mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Calories 351kcal 378kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.08mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 105mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 g
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2364.8%
Contains more WaterWater +983.3%
Contains more OtherOther +111.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3958.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3524%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.