Provolone vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are provolone and whey different?

Provolone has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than whey.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for provolone is 84% higher.
Provolone contains 73 times more vitamin A than whey. While provolone contains 880 IU of vitamin A, whey contains only 12 IU.
Whey has less saturated fat.
Provolone has a lower glycemic index (27) than whey (43).

Cheese, provolone and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties used 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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1508.5%
Contains more IronIron	+766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+550%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2384.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+978.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+663.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+421.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+89.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.078g	0.23g	77%
Calcium	756mg	47mg	71%
Phosphorus	496mg	46mg	64%
Protein	25.58g	0.85g	49%
Vitamin B12	1.46µg	0.28µg	49%
Fats	26.62g	0.36g	40%
Sodium	876mg	54mg	36%
Zinc	3.23mg	0.13mg	28%
Vitamin A	236µg	3µg	26%
Selenium	14.5µg	1.9µg	23%
Cholesterol	69mg	2mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	7.393g	0.1g	18%
Calories	351kcal	27kcal	16%
Vitamin B2	0.321mg	0.158mg	13%
Iron	0.52mg	0.06mg	6%
Magnesium	28mg	8mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.769g	0.011g	5%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.031mg	3%
Copper	0.026mg	0.004mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.476mg	0.383mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.2µg	0µg	2%
Folate	10µg	1µg	2%
Carbs	2.14g	5.14g	1%
Potassium	138mg	161mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.019mg	0.036mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.156mg	0.074mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	370g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.48	0.48	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	2.14g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	0.56g	5.14g	N/A
Manganese	0.01mg	0.001mg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.345mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.982mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.091mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	2.297mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.646mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.686mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.287mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	1.64mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	1.115mg	0.016mg	0%