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Provolone vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between provolone and filo

  • Provolone has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and zinc; however, filo is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Provolone covers your daily need for saturated fat, 78% more than filo.
  • Filo has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of filo is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, provolone and Phyllo dough.

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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%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +86.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6772.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +559.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +561.3%
Contains more IronIron +517.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +288.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4660%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +60.7%

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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +187.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2747.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2510.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +780%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.341mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Filo DV% diff.
Calcium 756mg 11mg 75%
Saturated fat 17.078g 1.47g 71%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Phosphorus 496mg 75mg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.541mg 44%
Protein 25.58g 7.1g 37%
Iron 0.52mg 3.21mg 34%
Fats 26.62g 6g 32%
Vitamin A 236µg 0µg 26%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.49mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 4.073mg 24%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.476mg 20%
Folate 10µg 88µg 20%
Sodium 876mg 483mg 17%
Carbs 2.14g 52.6g 17%
Selenium 14.5µg 23.3µg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 3.149g 11%
Copper 0.026mg 0.101mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.9g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.302mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.03mg 3%
Calories 351kcal 299kcal 3%
Magnesium 28mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.341mg 2%
Potassium 138mg 74mg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 6.9mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.923g 1%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0.18g N/A
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0.159mg 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
Filo
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7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +260.3%
Contains more FatsFats +343.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25.6%
Contains more OtherOther +177.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2357.9%

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
Filo
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27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +134.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20%

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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
  2. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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