Whey vs. Parmesan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between whey and parmesan?

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.
Whey contains less sodium.

We used Whey, sweet, fluid and Cheese, parmesan, grated 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.

Whey

Parmesan

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97%

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%

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.

Whey

Parmesan

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.08mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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