Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
parmesan cheese
versus
blueberry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in parmesan cheese and blueberry:
Parmesan cheese is high in calories and blueberry has 85% less calories than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 392 calories per 100 grams and blueberry has 57 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, parmesan cheese is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to blueberry per calorie. Parmesan cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 38:3:59 and for blueberry, 5:91:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Parmesan Cheese | Blueberry | |
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Protein | 38% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 91% |
Fat | 59% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Parmesan cheese has 3.5 times less carbohydrates than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 3.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and blueberry has 14.5g of carbohydrates.
Blueberry is a great source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than parmesan cheese - blueberry has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese has 89.5 times less sugar than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 0.11g of sugar per 100 grams and blueberry has 10g of sugar.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 47 times more protein than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 35.8g of protein per 100 grams and blueberry has 0.74g of protein.
Parmesan cheese is high in saturated fat and blueberry has 100% less saturated fat than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 14.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and blueberry has 0.03g of saturated fat.
Blueberry has less cholesterol than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 68mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and blueberry does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has signficantly more Vitamin C than parmesan cheese - blueberry has 9.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 68 times more Vitamin A than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 207ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and blueberry has 3ug of Vitamin A.
Parmesan cheese has more Vitamin D than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 19iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and blueberry does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese and blueberry contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - parmesan cheese has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and blueberry has 0.57mg of Vitamin E.
Parmesan cheese and blueberry contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - parmesan cheese has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and blueberry has 19.3ug of Vitamin K.
Parmesan cheese has more riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both parmesan cheese and blueberry contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Parmesan Cheese | Blueberry | |
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Thiamin | 0.039 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.332 MG | 0.041 MG |
Niacin | 0.271 MG | 0.418 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.453 MG | 0.124 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.091 MG | 0.052 MG |
Folate | 7 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.2 UG | ~ |
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 196 times more calcium than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 1184mg of calcium per 100 grams and blueberry has 6mg of calcium.
Parmesan cheese has 193% more iron than blueberry - parmesan cheese has 0.82mg of iron per 100 grams and blueberry has 0.28mg of iron.
Parmesan cheese and blueberry contain similar amounts of potassium - parmesan cheese has 92mg of potassium per 100 grams and blueberry has 77mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids, parmesan cheese has more beta-carotene than blueberry per 100 grams, however, blueberry contains more lutein + zeaxanthin than parmesan cheese per 100 grams.
Parmesan Cheese | Blueberry | |
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beta-carotene | 66 UG | 32 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | ~ | 80 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than blueberry per 100 grams.
Parmesan Cheese | Blueberry | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.297 G | 0.058 G |
Total | 0.297 G | 0.058 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more linoleic acid than blueberry per 100 grams.
Parmesan Cheese | Blueberry | |
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linoleic acid | 0.272 G | 0.088 G |
Total | 0.272 G | 0.088 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Parmesan Cheese (Cheese, parmesan, hard) and Blueberry (Blueberries, raw) .
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