Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
mozzarella cheese
versus
hemp seeds
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in mozzarella cheese and hemp seeds:
Both hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese are high in calories. Hemp seed has 74% more calories than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 553 calories per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 318 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, mozzarella cheese is heavier in protein and similar to hemp seeds for carbs and fat. Mozzarella cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 27:3:70 and for hemp seeds, 21:6:73 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Mozzarella Cheese | Hemp Seeds | |
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Protein | 27% | 21% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 6% |
Fat | 70% | 73% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Mozzarella cheese has 72% less carbohydrates than hemp seed - hemp seed has 8.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 2.5g of carbohydrates.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of sugar - hemp seed has 1.5g of sugar per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 1g of sugar.
Both hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese are high in protein. Hemp seed has 46% more protein than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 31.6g of protein per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 21.6g of protein.
Mozzarella cheese is high in saturated fat and hemp seed has 70% less saturated fat than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 4.6g of saturated fat per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 15.6g of saturated fat.
Hemp seed has less cholesterol than mozzarella cheese - mozzarella cheese has 89mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - hemp seed has 0.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Mozzarella cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 196 times more Vitamin A than hemp seed - hemp seed has 1ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 197ug of Vitamin A.
Mozzarella cheese has more Vitamin D than hemp seed - mozzarella cheese has 18iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - hemp seed has 0.8mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 0.21mg of Vitamin E.
Mozzarella cheese and hemp seeds contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mozzarella cheese has 2.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and hemp seed does not contain significant amounts.
Hemp seed has more thiamin, niacin, Vitamin B6 and folate, however, mozzarella cheese contains more pantothenic acid and Vitamin B12. Both mozzarella cheese and hemp seeds contain significant amounts of riboflavin.
Mozzarella Cheese | Hemp Seeds | |
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Thiamin | 0.016 MG | 1.275 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.27 MG | 0.285 MG |
Niacin | 0.094 MG | 9.2 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.071 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.062 MG | 0.6 MG |
Folate | 8 UG | 110 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.73 UG | ~ |
Both hemp seeds and mozzarella cheese are high in calcium. Mozzarella cheese has 721% more calcium than hemp seed - hemp seed has 70mg of calcium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 575mg of calcium.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of iron and it has 38 times more iron than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 8mg of iron per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 0.2mg of iron.
Hemp seed is an excellent source of potassium and it has 15 times more potassium than mozzarella cheese - hemp seed has 1200mg of potassium per 100 grams and mozzarella cheese has 75mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, hemp seed has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than mozzarella cheese per 100 grams.
Mozzarella Cheese | Hemp Seeds | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.212 G | 10.024 G |
Total | 0.212 G | 10.024 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, hemp seed has more linoleic acid than mozzarella cheese per 100 grams.
Mozzarella Cheese | Hemp Seeds | |
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linoleic acid | 0.566 G | 27.459 G |
other omega 6 | ~ | 1.34 G |
Total | 0.566 G | 28.799 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: Mozzarella Cheese (Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture) and Hemp Seeds (Seeds, hemp seed, hulled) .
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