Spread vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between spread and parmesan?
- Spread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin E, and polyunsaturated fat, yet parmesan is higher in phosphorus.
- Parmesan's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 90% more.
- Spread has 7 times more vitamin K than parmesan. While spread has 12.3µg of vitamin K, parmesan has only 1.7µg.
- The amount of sodium in spread is lower.
We used Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat and Cheese, parmesan, grated types in this article.
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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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -58.1% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1400% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +220.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +623.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 627mg | 90% |
| Calcium | 853mg | 85% | |
| Selenium | 34.4µg | 63% | |
| Saturated fat | 2.22g | 15.371g | 60% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.4µg | 58% | |
| Protein | 0g | 28.42g | 57% |
| Sodium | 755mg | 1804mg | 46% |
| Zinc | 4.2mg | 38% | |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 86mg | 29% |
| Vitamin A | 262µg | 29% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.358mg | 28% | |
| Fats | 17.1g | 27.84g | 17% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 1.386g | 17% |
| Calories | 158kcal | 420kcal | 13% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.45mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 1.7µg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 34mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 0.53mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.081mg | 6% | |
| Iron | 0.49mg | 6% | |
| Potassium | 12mg | 180mg | 5% |
| Carbs | 0g | 13.91g | 5% |
| Copper | 0.04mg | 4% | |
| Manganese | 0.071mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.5µg | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 21IU | 3% | |
| Choline | 14.1mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.026mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.08mg | 1% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 7.13g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 0g | 13.91g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.07g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 2.45g | 0.876g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.383mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 1.075mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 1.455mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 2.747mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 2.201mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.751mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.538mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 1.865mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.806mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.102g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.015g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.002g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.026g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.006g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 0.87g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +256.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +62.8% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +246.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +187.2% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~7.13g
