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Brown sugar vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between brown sugar and fontina

  • Brown sugar contains less vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than fontina.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 96% higher.
  • Brown sugar is lower in sodium.
  • Brown sugar has a higher glycemic index than fontina.

Food types used in this article are Sugars, brown and Cheese, fontina.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.8%
Contains more IronIron +208.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +88%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +357.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +562.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11566.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1108.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Fontina
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +569.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Fontina DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 19.196g 87%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.68µg 70%
Protein 0.12g 25.6g 51%
Phosphorus 4mg 346mg 49%
Fats 0g 31.14g 48%
Calcium 83mg 550mg 47%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Sodium 28mg 800mg 34%
Zinc 0.03mg 3.5mg 32%
Carbs 98.09g 1.55g 32%
Vitamin A 0µg 261µg 29%
Selenium 1.2µg 14.5µg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 8.687g 22%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.204mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.654g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.429mg 6%
Iron 0.71mg 0.23mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.083mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 23IU 3%
Choline 2.3mg 15.4mg 2%
Potassium 133mg 64mg 2%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.014mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Copper 0.047mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Magnesium 9mg 14mg 1%
Calories 380kcal 389kcal 0%
Net carbs 98.09g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 97.02g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 0.15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6228.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +21233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2729.9%
Contains more OtherOther +742.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/nutrients
  2. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.