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Fontina vs. Cashew — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fontina and cashew?

  • Fontina is higher in vitamin B12 and calcium, yet cashew is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Cashew's daily need coverage for copper is 241% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cashew is lower.

We used Cheese, fontina and Nuts, cashew nuts, raw 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1386.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1985.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +931.3%
Contains more IronIron +2804.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +8680%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11721.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +37.2%

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.
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%
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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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +251.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1914.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +608%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +402.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1211.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +316.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Cashew DV% diff.
Copper 0.025mg 2.195mg 241%
Iron 0.23mg 6.68mg 81%
Manganese 0.014mg 1.655mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Magnesium 14mg 292mg 66%
Saturated fat 19.196g 7.783g 52%
Calcium 550mg 37mg 51%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 7.845g 41%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 23.797g 38%
Phosphorus 346mg 593mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.423mg 34%
Sodium 800mg 12mg 34%
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.417mg 26%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 34.1µg 26%
Zinc 3.5mg 5.78mg 21%
Fats 31.14g 43.85g 20%
Potassium 64mg 660mg 18%
Protein 25.6g 18.22g 15%
Fiber 0g 3.3g 13%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.058mg 11%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 1.55g 30.19g 10%
Selenium 14.5µg 19.9µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.864mg 9%
Calories 389kcal 553kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 1.062mg 6%
Folate 6µg 25µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.9mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 26.89g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 5.91g N/A
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.688mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.789mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 1.472mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.928mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.362mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.951mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 1.094mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.456mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Cashew
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18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +40.5%
Contains more WaterWater +629.2%
Contains more OtherOther +49.2%
Contains more FatsFats +40.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1847.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
Cashew
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20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +173.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +374.3%

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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. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients
  2. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.