Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
heavy cream
versus
parmesan cheese
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in heavy cream and parmesan cheese:
Both parmesan cheese and heavy cream are high in calories. Parmesan cheese has 15% more calories than heavy cream - parmesan cheese has 392 calories per 100 grams and heavy cream has 340 calories.
Heavy Cream | Parmesan Cheese | |
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Protein | 3% | 38% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 3% |
Fat | 93% | 59% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both parmesan cheese and heavy cream are low in carbohydrates - parmesan cheese has 3.2g of total carbs per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.8g of carbohydrates.
Parmesan cheese and heavy cream contain similar amounts of sugar - parmesan cheese has 0.11g of sugar per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.9g of sugar.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 11 times more protein than heavy cream - parmesan cheese has 35.8g of protein per 100 grams and heavy cream has 2.8g of protein.
Both parmesan cheese and heavy cream are high in saturated fat. Heavy cream has 55% more saturated fat than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 14.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and heavy cream has 23g of saturated fat.
Parmesan cheese has less trans fat than heavy cream - heavy cream has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese has 40% less cholesterol than heavy cream - parmesan cheese has 68mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and heavy cream has 113mg of cholesterol.
Heavy cream and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of Vitamin C - heavy cream has 0.6mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Both parmesan cheese and heavy cream are high in Vitamin A. Heavy cream has 99% more Vitamin A than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 207ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and heavy cream has 411ug of Vitamin A.
Heavy cream has 232% more Vitamin D than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 19iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and heavy cream has 63iu of Vitamin D.
Parmesan cheese and heavy cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - parmesan cheese has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and heavy cream has 0.92mg of Vitamin E.
Parmesan cheese and heavy cream contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - parmesan cheese has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and heavy cream has 3.2ug of Vitamin K.
Parmesan cheese has more niacin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both heavy cream and parmesan cheese contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Heavy Cream | Parmesan Cheese | |
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Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.039 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.188 MG | 0.332 MG |
Niacin | 0.064 MG | 0.271 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.495 MG | 0.453 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.035 MG | 0.091 MG |
Folate | 4 UG | 7 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.16 UG | 1.2 UG |
Both parmesan cheese and heavy cream are high in calcium. Parmesan cheese has 16 times more calcium than heavy cream - parmesan cheese has 1184mg of calcium per 100 grams and heavy cream has 66mg of calcium.
Parmesan cheese has 720% more iron than heavy cream - parmesan cheese has 0.82mg of iron per 100 grams and heavy cream has 0.1mg of iron.
Parmesan cheese and heavy cream contain similar amounts of potassium - parmesan cheese has 92mg of potassium per 100 grams and heavy cream has 95mg 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, both heavy cream and parmesan cheese contain significant amounts of beta-carotene.
Heavy Cream | Parmesan Cheese | |
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beta-carotene | 72 UG | 66 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, parmesan cheese has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than heavy cream per 100 grams, however, heavy cream contains more dpa than parmesan cheese per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Parmesan Cheese | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.128 G | 0.297 G |
EPA | 0.009 G | ~ |
DPA | 0.02 G | ~ |
Total | 0.157 G | 0.297 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, heavy cream has more linoleic acid than parmesan cheese per 100 grams.
Heavy Cream | Parmesan Cheese | |
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other omega 6 | 0.039 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 1.294 G | 0.272 G |
Total | 1.333 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: Heavy Cream (Cream, fluid, heavy whipping) and Parmesan Cheese (Cheese, parmesan, hard) .
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||