Parmesan cheese, hard leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 1 tie
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Parmesan cheese, hard comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick 4% Milkfat Classic Cottage Cheese for more protein and less saturated fat.
Pick Parmesan cheese, hard for less sugar, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Evenly matched on fiber.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN14 g9.12 g
- Carbohydrate2 g0.82 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better2 g0.03 gWIN
- Total fat4.5 g6.38 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN3 g3.79 g
- Sodiumless is better380 mg299.74 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better—23.47 mg
- Calciummore is better70 mg302.04 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0 mg0.21 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—11.22 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better—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.
