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Provolone vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between provolone and fish oil

  • Fish oil has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Fish oil covers your daily cholesterol needs 232% more than provolone.
  • Fish oil has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of provolone is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, provolone and Fish oil, herring.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
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 Provolone Fish oil DV% diff.
Cholesterol 69mg 766mg 232%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 56.564g 123%
Fats 26.62g 100g 113%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 15.604g 99%
Calcium 756mg 0mg 76%
Phosphorus 496mg 0mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Protein 25.58g 0g 51%
Sodium 876mg 0mg 38%
Zinc 3.23mg 0mg 29%
Calories 351kcal 902kcal 28%
Selenium 14.5µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin A 236µg 0µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0mg 25%
Saturated fat 17.078g 21.29g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0mg 10%
Iron 0.52mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 138mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.026mg 0mg 3%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 2.14g 0g 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 6.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 4.206g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.619g N/A

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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +275.7%

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
23% 61% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.604 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +665.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1929.1%

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. Fish oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172340/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.