Wheat Bread vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and parmesan?

Wheat Bread is higher in manganese, iron, and vitamin B3, yet parmesan is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, protein, and fats.
Parmesan's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 72% more.
Wheat Bread has 78 times more vitamin B3 than parmesan. While wheat Bread has 6.25mg of vitamin B3, parmesan has only 0.08mg.
The amount of sodium in wheat Bread is lower.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Cheese, parmesan, grated types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat Bread

Parmesan

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.9%
Contains more IronIron	+734.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+395%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1839.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+417%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+233.5%

~equal in Selenium ~34.4µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat Bread

Parmesan

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1588.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7712.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+88.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+235.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1333.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+120.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.358mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.45mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	165mg	853mg	69%
Saturated fat	0.989g	15.371g	65%
Phosphorus	188mg	627mg	63%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.4µg	58%
Manganese	1.377mg	0.071mg	57%
Sodium	601mg	1804mg	52%
Iron	4.09mg	0.49mg	45%
Vitamin B3	6.25mg	0.08mg	39%
Fats	4.27g	27.84g	36%
Vitamin B1	0.439mg	0.026mg	34%
Protein	12.96g	28.42g	31%
Cholesterol	0mg	86mg	29%
Vitamin A	0µg	262µg	29%
Zinc	1.47mg	4.2mg	25%
Folate	86µg	6µg	20%
Fiber	4.7g	0g	19%
Copper	0.198mg	0.04mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	1.019g	7.13g	15%
Carbs	55.77g	13.91g	14%
Magnesium	59mg	34mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.153mg	0.081mg	6%
Calories	313kcal	420kcal	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.87g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.161g	0.102g	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	21 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.5µg	3%
Vitamin K	5.7µg	1.7µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.53mg	2%
Selenium	33.4µg	34.4µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.358mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.72g	1.386g	2%
Potassium	223mg	180mg	1%
Choline	22.1mg	14.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	6.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	242kcal	148kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	0.55	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	51.07g	13.91g	N/A
Sugar	6.42g	0.07g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.456mg	0.45mg	0%
Trans fat		0.876g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.092mg	0.383mg	0%
Threonine	0.299mg	1.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.258mg	1.455mg	0%
Leucine	0.461mg	2.747mg	0%
Lysine	0.215mg	2.201mg	0%
Methionine	0.105mg	0.751mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.315mg	1.538mg	0%
Valine	0.31mg	1.865mg	0%
Histidine	0.15mg	0.806mg	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.026g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0g	0.006g	N/A