Provolone vs. Mozzarella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between provolone and mozzarella

Mozzarella has less vitamin B12, fats, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
Provolone's daily need coverage for sodium is 37% more.
Provolone has 2 times more vitamin A than mozzarella. Provolone has 236µg of vitamin A, while mozzarella has 137µg.
Mozzarella is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, provolone and Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium.

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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.

Provolone

Mozzarella

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more IronIron	+108%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Calcium ~731mg

~equal in Copper ~0.027mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.13mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~524mg

~equal in Selenium ~15.7µg

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.

Provolone

Mozzarella

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.34mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.08mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	876mg	16mg	37%
Saturated fat	17.078g	10.867g	28%
Vitamin B12	1.46µg	0.92µg	23%
Fats	26.62g	17.1g	15%
Vitamin A	236µg	137µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.476mg		10%
Monounsaturated fat	7.393g	4.844g	6%
Cholesterol	69mg	54mg	5%
Calories	351kcal	280kcal	4%
Protein	25.58g	27.5g	4%
Phosphorus	496mg	524mg	4%
Calcium	756mg	731mg	3%
Iron	0.52mg	0.25mg	3%
Selenium	14.5µg	15.7µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.769g	0.509g	2%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	13 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.3µg	1%
Potassium	138mg	95mg	1%
Zinc	3.23mg	3.13mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.15mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.34mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Choline	15.4mg	18.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	9.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	102kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	2.14g	3.1g	N/A
Carbs	2.14g	3.1g	0%
Magnesium	28mg	26mg	0%
Sugar	0.56g	1.23g	N/A
Copper	0.026mg	0.027mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg		0%
Vitamin B1	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.156mg	0.12mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	1.8µg	0%
Folate	10µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.345mg		0%
Threonine	0.982mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.091mg		0%
Leucine	2.297mg		0%
Lysine	2.646mg		0%
Methionine	0.686mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.287mg		0%
Valine	1.64mg		0%
Histidine	1.115mg		0%