Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
parmesan cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and parmesan cheese:
Both beef and parmesan cheese are high in calories. Parmesan cheese has 42% more calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 392 calories.
Beef | Parmesan Cheese | |
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Protein | 38% | 37% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 3% |
Fat | 62% | 59% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both parmesan cheese and beef are low in carbohydrates - parmesan cheese has 3.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese and beef contain similar amounts of sugar - parmesan cheese has 0.11g of sugar per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Both beef and parmesan cheese are high in protein. Parmesan cheese has 41% more protein than beef - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 35.8g of protein.
Both beef and parmesan cheese are high in saturated fat. Parmesan cheese has 102% more saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 14.9g of saturated fat.
Parmesan cheese has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of cholesterol - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 68mg of cholesterol.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has 68 times more Vitamin A than beef - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 207ug of Vitamin A.
Parmesan cheese has 850% more Vitamin D than beef - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 19iu of Vitamin D.
Beef and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 0.22mg of Vitamin E.
Beef and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 1.7ug of Vitamin K.
Beef has more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both beef and parmesan cheese contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Beef | Parmesan Cheese | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.039 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.332 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.271 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.453 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.091 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 7 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 1.2 UG |
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 32 times more calcium than beef - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 1184mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 174% more iron than parmesan cheese - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 0.82mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has 199% more potassium than parmesan cheese - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 92mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than beef per 100 grams.
Beef | Parmesan Cheese | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.056 G | 0.297 G |
Total | 0.056 G | 0.297 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, both beef and parmesan cheese contain significant amounts of linoleic acid.
Beef | Parmesan Cheese | |
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other omega 6 | 0.012 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 0.39 G | 0.272 G |
Total | 0.402 G | 0.272 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: Beef (Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled) and Parmesan Cheese (Cheese, parmesan, hard) .
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