Parmesan cheese: grated and low sodium
Parmesan cheese, grated: 133 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon.
Parmesan cheese, low sodium: 3 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon.
Both foods are shown for the same measure: 1 tablespoon.
In 1 tablespoon of each food
Sodium
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 133 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 3 milligrams of sodium in 1 tablespoon
Potassium
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 14 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 5 milligrams of potassium in 1 tablespoon
Phosphorus
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 48 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 40 milligrams of phosphorus in 1 tablespoon
Protein
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2.2 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 2.1 grams of protein in 1 tablespoon
Carbohydrate
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 0.9 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 0.2 grams of carbohydrate in 1 tablespoon
Sugars
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- less than 0.1 grams of sugars in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- less than 0.1 grams of sugars in 1 tablespoon
Fiber
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- Fiber: not reported for this food.
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 0 grams of fiber in 1 tablespoon
Saturated fat
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1.2 grams of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 1 gram of saturated fat in 1 tablespoon
Calories
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 32 calories in 1 tablespoon
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 23 calories in 1 tablespoon
Weight of this portion
- Parmesan cheese, grated
- 8 g
- Parmesan cheese, low sodium
- 5 g
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Why is a figure not reported?
The source record for this food gives no figure for that nutrient. Not reported means the amount is unknown. It does not mean there is none.
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Where these numbers come from
Parmesan cheese, grated: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation Foods, record 325036. The source describes it as: Cheese, parmesan, grated.
Parmesan cheese, low sodium: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, record 167705. The source describes it as: Cheese, parmesan, low sodium.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center. FoodData Central. [Internet]. [cited 11 October 2026]. Available from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/. Releases used: Foundation Foods, April 2026; SR Legacy, April 2018; Survey Foods (FNDDS 2021-2023), October 2024.
Data built on 11 October 2026 (data-2026-10-11).
