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Fontina vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and cereal different?

  • Fontina is richer in calcium and phosphorus, while cereal is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
  • Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 522% more than fontina.
  • Fontina contains 74 times more saturated fat than cereal. Fontina contains 19.196g of saturated fat, while cereal contains 0.26g.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than fontina (27).

Cheese, fontina and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) types were 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.
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 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +349.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +130.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.1%
Contains more IronIron +14708.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +448%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5542.9%
~equal in Sodium ~795mg

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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +211.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29842.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1797.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19646.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7112%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 6.288mg 522%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 5.986mg 454%
Iron 0.23mg 34.06mg 423%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 3.87mg 282%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 29.62mg 184%
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.26g 86%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 70%
Vitamin A 261µg 814µg 61%
Calcium 550mg 10mg 54%
Fats 31.14g 1.08g 46%
Vitamin C 0mg 38.5mg 43%
Cholesterol 116mg 39%
Protein 25.6g 6.06g 39%
Phosphorus 346mg 77mg 38%
Zinc 3.5mg 7.6mg 37%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.79mg 34%
Carbs 1.55g 86.85g 28%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.204g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 6.3µg 15%
Copper 0.025mg 0.137mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.354g 9%
Fiber 0g 1.4g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.226mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Calories 389kcal 378kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.08mg 1%
Potassium 64mg 105mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 10.35g N/A
Sodium 800mg 795mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +322.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2783.3%
Contains more WaterWater +903.2%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5503.2%

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
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4158.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +367.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%

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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

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.