Fast food vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fast food and fontina?

Fast food is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and folate, yet fontina is higher in calcium, vitamin B1,2 and phosphorus.
Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 74% more.
Fast food has 37 times more vitamin B3 than fontina. While fast food has 5.617mg of vitamin B3, fontina has only 0.15mg.
The amount of sodium in fast food is lower.
The glycemic index of fontina is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Cheese, fontina types 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.

Fast food

Fontina

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+92.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+207.8%
Contains more IronIron	+1230.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+384%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2450%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+787.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+158.2%

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.

Fast food

Fontina

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+40.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1409.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+3644.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+88.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+123.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+88.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	4.493g	19.196g	67%
Calcium	62mg	550mg	49%
Iron	3.06mg	0.23mg	35%
Vitamin B3	5.617mg	0.15mg	34%
Vitamin B12	0.89µg	1.68µg	33%
Phosphorus	134mg	346mg	30%
Fats	12.01g	31.14g	29%
Cholesterol	33mg	116mg	28%
Vitamin A	9µg	261µg	28%
Vitamin B1	0.317mg	0.021mg	25%
Sodium	331mg	800mg	20%
Folate	80µg	6µg	19%
Protein	16.52g	25.6g	18%
Manganese	0.357mg	0.014mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.204mg	12%
Selenium	20.3µg	14.5µg	11%
Copper	0.121mg	0.025mg	11%
Carbs	31.5g	1.55g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.835g	8.687g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.212mg	0.083mg	10%
Starch	22.87g		9%
Zinc	2.52mg	3.5mg	9%
Fiber	1.7g	0g	7%
Calories	297kcal	389kcal	5%
Potassium	197mg	64mg	4%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.6µg	3%
Fructose	2.27g		3%
Magnesium	27mg	14mg	3%
Choline	34.4mg	15.4mg	3%
Vitamin D	2IU	23IU	3%
Vitamin B5	0.53mg	0.429mg	2%
Vitamin K	4.9µg	2.6µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	0.27mg	1%
Net carbs	29.8g	1.55g	N/A
Sugar	4.88g	1.55g	N/A
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.68g	1.654g	0%
Tryptophan	0.144mg	0.361mg	0%
Threonine	0.46mg	0.935mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.642mg	1.384mg	0%
Leucine	1.13mg	2.664mg	0%
Lysine	0.785mg	2.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.306mg	0.706mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.497mg	0%
Valine	0.728mg	1.926mg	0%
Histidine	0.402mg	0.959mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.121g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.391g		N/A