Parmesan vs Cheddar: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Parmesan has 392 kcal and Cheddar has 410 kcal, so Parmesan has 4% fewer calories.

Parmesan has more protein (35.8 g vs 24.3 g). Cheddar has more fat (33.8 g vs 25 g). Parmesan has more carbohydrates (3.22 g vs 2.13 g). Relative to calories, Parmesan is the better protein source (9.12 g vs 5.91 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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* 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.
Cheddar
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handful (20g)slice (18g)cup, shredded (123g)
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* 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 Cheddar 100g Compare

per 100g Parmesan Cheddar
Calories 392 410
Carbohydrates 3.22 g 2.13 g
Fat 25 g 33.82 g
Protein 35.75 g 24.25 g
Water 30 g 36.15 g
Calcium 1184 mg 711 mg
Iron 0.82 mg 0.16 mg
Magnessium 44 mg 27 mg
Phosphorus 1.7 mg 2.4 mg
Potassium 92 mg 76 mg
Sodium 1175 mg 644 mg
Zink 1.7 mg 2.4 mg
Vitaminium A 781 IU 994 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.039 mg 0.027 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.332 mg 0.434 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.271 mg 0.039 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.091 mg 0.075 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.007 µg 0.027 µg
Vitaminium E 0.22 mg 0.78 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Parmesan

At first glance, you can see that in Parmesan is just a little less calories than in cheddar.

Parmesan has 392 kcal per 100g and cheddar 410 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 5%.

In Parmesan and in cheddar most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare Parmesan with cheddar in details.

Parmesan 100g

392kcal

Calories source

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

Cheddar 100g

410kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 24% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT
Cheddar calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | slice | cup | shredded

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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.