Parmesan cheese: Nutrition Facts

Parmesan cheese is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 388.4 kcal

Parmesan cheese contains 0.8 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 68 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Parmesan cheese — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Parmesan cheese provides about 47.7% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 30.8% of the daily intake of fats and 1.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein35.8 g
47.7%
Fat25.8 g
30.8%
Carbs3.2 g
1.0%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Parmesan cheese of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.2 mg
22.2%
Beta Carotene0.1 mg
2.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.2 mg
1.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B30.3 mg
1.9%
Vitamine B415.4 mg
3.1%
Vitamine B50.5 mg
10.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Parmesan cheese.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium1.2 g
118.4%
Iron0.8 mg
8.0%
Magnesium44 mg
11.0%
Phosphorus694 mg
99.1%
Potassium92 mg
2.0%
Sodium1.4 g
105.8%
Zinc2.8 mg
25.5%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Parmesan cheese.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan482 mg
6.0%
Threonine1.3 g
54.9%
Isoleucine1.9 g
94.7%
Leucine3.5 g
75.0%
Lysine3.3 g
80.6%
Methionine958 mg
53.2%
Cystine235 mg
13.1%
Phenylalanine1.9 g
43.7%
Tyrosine2.0 g
45.3%
Valine2.5 g
98.2%
Arginine1.3 g
21.6%
Histidine1.4 g
65.9%
Alanine1.0 g
15.9%
Aspartic acid2.2 g
18.3%
Glutamic acid8.2 g
60.4%
Glycine622 mg
17.8%
Proline4.2 g
92.9%
Serine2.1 g
24.9%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (3.452 g), isoleucine (1.894 g) and valine (2.454 g).
Parmesan cheese contains 7.80 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.622 g), arginine (1.317 g) and methionine (0.958 g).
Parmesan cheese contains 2.90 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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