Parmesan vs Mozzarella cheese: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Parmesan has 392 kcal and Mozzarella cheese has 280 kcal, so Mozzarella cheese has 29% fewer calories.

Parmesan has more protein (35.8 g vs 27.5 g). Parmesan has more fat (25 g vs 17.1 g). Relative to calories, Mozzarella cheese is the better protein source (9.82 g vs 9.12 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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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
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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.
Mozzarella
Serving size:
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one mozzarella (100g)slice (18g)cup (226g)half cup (113g)
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0%
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0%
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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 Mozzarella 100g Compare

per 100g Parmesan Mozzarella cheese
Calories 392 280
Carbohydrates 3.22 g 3.1 g
Fat 25 g 17.1 g
Protein 35.75 g 27.5 g
Water 30 g 49.9 g
Calcium 1184 mg 731 mg
Iron 0.82 mg 0.25 mg
Magnessium 44 mg 26 mg
Phosphorus 1.7 mg 1.8 mg
Potassium 92 mg 95 mg
Sodium 1175 mg 16 mg
Zink 1.7 mg 1.8 mg
Vitaminium A 781 IU 517 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.039 mg 0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.332 mg 0.34 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.271 mg 0.12 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.091 mg 0.08 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.007 µg 0.009 µg
Vitaminium E 0.22 mg 0.15 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.002 µg

More Calories in Parmesan

At first glance, you can see that in Parmesan is more calories than in mozzarella.

Parmesan has 392 kcal per 100g and mozzarella 280 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 40%.

In Parmesan and in mozzarella most calories came from fat.

See tables below to compare Parmesan with mozzarella in details.

Parmesan 100g

392kcal

Calories source

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

Mozzarella cheese 100g

280kcal

Calories source

  • 4% CARBS
  • 40% PROTEIN
  • 56% FAT
Mozzarella cheese calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | 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.