Provolone vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between provolone and milk?

Provolone is richer than milk in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Provolone's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 82% more.
Provolone has 20 times more sodium than milk. While provolone has 876mg of sodium, milk has only 44mg.
The amount of saturated fat in milk is lower.

We used Cheese, provolone and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.

Provolone

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+504.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+160%
Contains more ZincZinc	+669%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+422.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95%

~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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.

Provolone

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+306.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+73.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+210.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.078g	0.633g	75%
Calcium	756mg	125mg	63%
Phosphorus	496mg	95mg	57%
Protein	25.58g	3.37g	44%
Vitamin B12	1.46µg	0.47µg	41%
Fats	26.62g	0.97g	39%
Sodium	876mg	44mg	36%
Zinc	3.23mg	0.42mg	26%
Cholesterol	69mg	5mg	21%
Vitamin A	236µg	58µg	20%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.3µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	7.393g	0.277g	18%
Calories	351kcal	42kcal	15%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.185mg	10%
Iron	0.52mg	0.03mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.769g	0.035g	5%
Vitamin D*	20 IU	48 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	1.2µg	4%
Magnesium	28mg	11mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.037mg	3%
Copper	0.026mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.476mg	0.361mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0.1µg	2%
Carbs	2.14g	4.99g	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.01mg	1%
Folate	10µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	2.14g	4.99g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	150mg	0%
Sugar	0.56g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.01mg	0.003mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.156mg	0.093mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.345mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.982mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.091mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	2.297mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.646mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.287mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.64mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	1.115mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A