Parmesan vs Butter: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Parmesan has 392 kcal and Butter has 717 kcal, so Parmesan has 45% fewer calories.

Parmesan has more protein (35.8 g vs 0.85 g). Butter has more fat (81.1 g vs 25 g). Parmesan has more carbohydrates (3.22 g vs 0.06 g). Relative to calories, Parmesan is the better protein source (9.12 g vs 0.12 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Parmesan - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Parmesan - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Parmesan
Serving size:
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tablespoon (9g)teaspoon (5g)slice (24g)cup (95g)half cup (47.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Butter
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tablespoon (12g)slice (10g)cup (227g)half cup (113.5g)
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Total Fat g
0%
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0%
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
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0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Parmesan vs Butter 100g Compare

per 100g Parmesan Butter
Calories 392 717
Carbohydrates 3.22 g 0.06 g
Fat 25 g 81.11 g
Protein 35.75 g 0.85 g
Water 30 g 16.17 g
Calcium 1184 mg 24 mg
Iron 0.82 mg 0.02 mg
Magnessium 44 mg 2 mg
Phosphorus 1.7 mg 7 mg
Potassium 92 mg 24 mg
Sodium 1175 mg 11 mg
Zink 1.7 mg 7 mg
Vitaminium A 781 IU 2499 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.039 mg 0.005 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.332 mg 0.034 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.271 mg 0.042 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.091 mg 0.003 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.007 µg 0.003 µg
Vitaminium E 0.22 mg 2.32 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.007 µg

Less Calories in Parmesan

At first glance, you can see that in Parmesan is much less calories than in butter.

Parmesan has 392 kcal per 100g and butter 717 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 83%.

In Parmesan and in butter most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare Parmesan with butter in details.

Parmesan 100g

392kcal

Calories source

  • 3% CARBS.
  • 38% PROTEIN
  • 59% FAT
Parmesan calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | teaspoon | slice | cup | half cup

Butter 100g

717kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 0% PROTEIN
  • 100% FAT
Butter calories per:
100g | ounce | tablespoon | slice | cup | half cup

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.