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Parmesan cheese, grated leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Parmesan cheese, grated comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Brick cheese for less sodium.

Pick Parmesan cheese, grated for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber, iron and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    6.26 g
    6.77 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0.75 g
    3.31 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0.14 g
    0.02 gWIN
  • Total fat
    8 g
    6.63 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    5.06 g
    3.66 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN150.94 mg
    429.52 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    36.66 mg
    42.86 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    181.67 mg
    203.1 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.12 mg
    0.12 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    6.47 mg
    8.1 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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