Parmesan vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parmesan and whey?

Whey has less phosphorus, calcium, selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than parmesan.
Parmesan's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 83% higher.
Parmesan has 81 times more vitamin A than whey. Parmesan has 974 IU of vitamin A, while whey has 12 IU.
Whey contains less saturated fat.

We used Cheese, parmesan, grated and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this comparison.

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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.

Parmesan

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1714.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.8%
Contains more IronIron	+716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+900%
Contains more ZincZinc	+3130.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1263%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1710.5%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97%

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.

Parmesan

Whey

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8633.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+161.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.5%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	627mg	46mg	83%
Calcium	853mg	47mg	81%
Sodium	1804mg	54mg	76%
Saturated fat	15.371g	0.23g	69%
Selenium	34.4µg	1.9µg	59%
Protein	28.42g	0.85g	55%
Vitamin B12	1.4µg	0.28µg	47%
Fats	27.84g	0.36g	42%
Zinc	4.2mg	0.13mg	37%
Vitamin A	262µg	3µg	29%
Cholesterol	86mg	2mg	28%
Calories	420kcal	27kcal	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.13g	0.1g	18%
Vitamin B2	0.358mg	0.158mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.386g	0.011g	9%
Magnesium	34mg	8mg	6%
Iron	0.49mg	0.06mg	5%
Copper	0.04mg	0.004mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.53mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.081mg	0.031mg	4%
Carbs	13.91g	5.14g	3%
Vitamin D*	21 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Manganese	0.071mg	0.001mg	3%
Potassium	180mg	161mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.45mg	0.383mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.7µg	0µg	1%
Folate	6µg	1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.8g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	148kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	24g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.55	0.48	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	13.91g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	0.07g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin B3	0.08mg	0.074mg	0%
Trans fat	0.876g		N/A
Choline	14.1mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.383mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	1.075mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.455mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.747mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.201mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.751mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.538mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.865mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.806mg	0.016mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.102g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.015g	0g	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