Mozzarella vs. Provolone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mozzarella and provolone

Mozzarella has less vitamin B12, fats, vitamin A, and monounsaturated fat.
Provolone's daily need coverage for sodium is 37% more.
Mozzarella is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium and Cheese, provolone.

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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.

Mozzarella

Provolone

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more IronIron	+108%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Calcium ~756mg

~equal in Copper ~0.026mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.23mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~496mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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.

Mozzarella

Provolone

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+72.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+58.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+22.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.019mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.321mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.073mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	16mg	876mg	37%
Saturated fat	10.867g	17.078g	28%
Vitamin B12	0.92µg	1.46µg	23%
Fats	17.1g	26.62g	15%
Vitamin A	137µg	236µg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.476mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.844g	7.393g	6%
Cholesterol	54mg	69mg	5%
Calories	280kcal	351kcal	4%
Protein	27.5g	25.58g	4%
Phosphorus	524mg	496mg	4%
Calcium	731mg	756mg	3%
Iron	0.25mg	0.52mg	3%
Selenium	15.7µg	14.5µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.509g	0.769g	2%
Vitamin D*	13 IU	20 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.5µg	1%
Potassium	95mg	138mg	1%
Zinc	3.13mg	3.23mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.15mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.34mg	0.321mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.073mg	1%
Choline	18.4mg	15.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.8g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	102kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	0.48	N/A
Net carbs	3.1g	2.14g	N/A
Carbs	3.1g	2.14g	0%
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Sugar	1.23g	0.56g	N/A
Copper	0.027mg	0.026mg	0%
Manganese		0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.12mg	0.156mg	0%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	2.2µg	0%
Folate	9µg	10µg	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%