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Provolone vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between provolone and spread

  • Provolone has more phosphorus; however, spread is richer in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Provolone covers your daily saturated fat needs 74% more than spread.
  • Spread contains less cholesterol.
  • Provolone has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of provolone is 27, while the glycemic index of spread is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, provolone and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1050%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.8%

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% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +639.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +459.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Spread DV% diff.
Calcium 756mg 76%
Phosphorus 496mg 0mg 71%
Saturated fat 17.078g 2.22g 68%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 61%
Protein 25.58g 0g 51%
Zinc 3.23mg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Vitamin A 236µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 25%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 3.98g 21%
Fats 26.62g 17.1g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 10%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 1.7mg 10%
Calories 351kcal 158kcal 10%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 12.3µg 8%
Iron 0.52mg 7%
Magnesium 28mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 6%
Sodium 876mg 755mg 5%
Potassium 138mg 12mg 4%
Copper 0.026mg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Folate 10µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 1%
Carbs 2.14g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 7.6g 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
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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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +55.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +127.5%
Contains more WaterWater +97.4%

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
Spread
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +417.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~7.6g

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.