Roquefort vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are roquefort and fontina different?
- Roquefort is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, folate, and phosphorus; however, fontina is richer in vitamin B12 and zinc.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for roquefort is 44% higher.
- Roquefort contains 8 times more folate than fontina. While roquefort contains 49µg of folate, fontina contains only 6µg.
- Fontina has less sodium.
Cheese, roquefort and Cheese, fontina are the varieties used in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +114.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +143.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +36% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +114.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +68.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -55.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +12.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +90.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +187.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +389.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +303.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +49.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +716.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +162.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 1809mg | 800mg | 44% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.64µg | 1.68µg | 43% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.586mg | 0.204mg | 29% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.731mg | 0.429mg | 26% |
Zinc | 2.08mg | 3.5mg | 13% |
Calcium | 662mg | 550mg | 11% |
Folate | 49µg | 6µg | 11% |
Cholesterol | 90mg | 116mg | 9% |
Protein | 21.54g | 25.6g | 8% |
Phosphorus | 392mg | 346mg | 7% |
Magnesium | 30mg | 14mg | 4% |
Iron | 0.56mg | 0.23mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.734mg | 0.15mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 294µg | 261µg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 23IU | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 3% | |
Choline | 15.4mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.124mg | 0.083mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.021mg | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.32g | 1.654g | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.474g | 8.687g | 1% |
Calories | 369kcal | 389kcal | 1% |
Manganese | 0.03mg | 0.014mg | 1% |
Copper | 0.034mg | 0.025mg | 1% |
Potassium | 91mg | 64mg | 1% |
Fats | 30.64g | 31.14g | 1% |
Carbs | 2g | 1.55g | 0% |
Net carbs | 2g | 1.55g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.55g | N/A | |
Selenium | 14.5µg | 14.5µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 19.263g | 19.196g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.303mg | 0.361mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.965mg | 0.935mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.217mg | 1.384mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.114mg | 2.664mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.848mg | 2.328mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.558mg | 0.706mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.023mg | 1.497mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.614mg | 1.926mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.602mg | 0.959mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +29% |
Contains more OtherOther | +69.9% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +18.8% |
~equal in
Fats
~31.14g
~equal in
Water
~37.92g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +25.3% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~19.196g
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~8.687g