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Provolone vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between provolone and salsa

  • Provolone has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, salsa is higher in iron.
  • Provolone covers your daily need for saturated fat, 85% more than salsa.
  • Salsa has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, provolone and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
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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% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6200%
Contains more ZincZinc +1800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1553.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.7%
Contains more IronIron +330.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +269.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50.9%

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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +742.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +970%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Salsa DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.078g 0.029g 77%
Calcium 756mg 12mg 74%
Phosphorus 496mg 30mg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Protein 25.58g 1.5g 48%
Fats 26.62g 0.2g 41%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.17mg 28%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.4µg 26%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin A 236µg 28µg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.03mg 22%
Iron 0.52mg 2.24mg 22%
Sodium 876mg 430mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.016g 18%
Calories 351kcal 36kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 10%
Copper 0.026mg 0.096mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 1.08mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.149mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.107g 4%
Potassium 138mg 270mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Magnesium 28mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Folate 10µg 19µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Carbs 2.14g 7g 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Net carbs 2.14g 5.6g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 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%

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
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1605.3%
Contains more FatsFats +13210%
Contains more OtherOther +194.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +227.1%
Contains more WaterWater +119%

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
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46106.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +618.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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.