Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
parmesan cheese
versus
chanterelle mushroom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in parmesan cheese and chanterelle mushroom:
Parmesan cheese is high in calories and chanterelle mushroom has 92% less calories than parmesan cheese - chanterelle mushroom has 32 calories per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 392 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, parmesan cheese is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to chanterelle mushroom per calorie. Parmesan cheese has a macronutrient ratio of 38:3:59 and for chanterelle mushroom, 16:72:13 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Parmesan Cheese | Chanterelle Mushroom | |
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Protein | 38% | 16% |
Carbohydrates | 3% | 72% |
Fat | 59% | 13% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Chanterelle mushroom and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of carbs - chanterelle mushroom has 6.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 3.2g of carbohydrates.
Chanterelle mushroom is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than parmesan cheese - chanterelle mushroom has 3.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and parmesan cheese does not contain significant amounts.
Chanterelle mushroom and parmesan cheese contain similar amounts of sugar - chanterelle mushroom has 1.2g of sugar per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 0.11g of sugar.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of protein and it has 22 times more protein than chanterelle mushroom - chanterelle mushroom has 1.5g of protein per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 35.8g of protein.
Parmesan cheese is high in saturated fat and chanterelle mushroom has less saturated fat than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 14.9g of saturated fat per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chanterelle mushroom has less cholesterol than parmesan cheese - parmesan cheese has 68mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of Vitamin A and it has more Vitamin A than chanterelle mushroom - parmesan cheese has 207ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Chanterelle mushroom is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has 10 times more Vitamin D than parmesan cheese - chanterelle mushroom has 212iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 19iu of Vitamin D.
Parmesan cheese and chanterelle mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - parmesan cheese has 0.22mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese and chanterelle mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - parmesan cheese has 1.7ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and chanterelle mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Parmesan cheese has more thiamin, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12, however, chanterelle mushroom contains more niacin and pantothenic acid. Both parmesan cheese and chanterelle mushroom contain significant amounts of riboflavin and folate.
Parmesan Cheese | Chanterelle Mushroom | |
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Thiamin | 0.039 MG | 0.015 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.332 MG | 0.215 MG |
Niacin | 0.271 MG | 4.085 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.453 MG | 1.075 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.091 MG | 0.044 MG |
Folate | 7 UG | 2 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 1.2 UG | ~ |
Parmesan cheese is an excellent source of calcium and it has 77 times more calcium than chanterelle mushroom - chanterelle mushroom has 15mg of calcium per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 1184mg of calcium.
Chanterelle mushroom is an excellent source of iron and it has 323% more iron than parmesan cheese - chanterelle mushroom has 3.5mg of iron per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 0.82mg of iron.
Chanterelle mushroom is an excellent source of potassium and it has 450% more potassium than parmesan cheese - chanterelle mushroom has 506mg of potassium per 100 grams and parmesan cheese has 92mg of potassium.
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 Chanterelle Mushroom (Mushrooms, Chanterelle, raw) .
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