Provolone vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between provolone and cream cheese

Cream cheese has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, and iron.
Provolone's daily need coverage for calcium is 66% more.
Provolone has 7 times more vitamin B12 than cream cheese. Provolone has 1.46µg of vitamin B12, while cream cheese has 0.22µg.
Cream cheese is lower in sodium.
Provolone has a higher glycemic index than cream cheese.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, provolone and Cheese, cream.

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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.

Provolone

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+679.4%
Contains more IronIron	+372.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+44.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+546%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+363.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+68.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-64.2%

~equal in Potassium ~132mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.011mg

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.

Provolone

Cream cheese

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+563.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+273.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.517mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~2.1µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	756mg	97mg	66%
Phosphorus	496mg	107mg	56%
Vitamin B12	1.46µg	0.22µg	52%
Protein	25.58g	6.15g	39%
Zinc	3.23mg	0.5mg	25%
Sodium	876mg	314mg	24%
Saturated fat	17.078g	20.213g	14%
Fats	26.62g	34.44g	12%
Cholesterol	69mg	101mg	11%
Selenium	14.5µg	8.6µg	11%
Vitamin A	236µg	308µg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.23mg	7%
Magnesium	28mg	9mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.769g	1.483g	5%
Iron	0.52mg	0.11mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	7.393g	8.907g	4%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.86mg	4%
Vitamin D	20IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0µg	3%
Choline	15.4mg	27.2mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.056mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.476mg	0.517mg	1%
Carbs	2.14g	5.52g	1%
Copper	0.026mg	0.018mg	1%
Calories	351kcal	350kcal	0%
Net carbs	2.14g	5.52g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	132mg	0%
Sugar	0.56g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.019mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.156mg	0.091mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	2.1µg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.345mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.982mg	0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.091mg	0.324mg	0%
Leucine	2.297mg	0.657mg	0%
Lysine	2.646mg	0.567mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.287mg	0.291mg	0%
Valine	1.64mg	0.395mg	0%
Histidine	1.115mg	0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	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		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A