Fontina vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fontina and flank steak different?
- Fontina is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A, while flank steak is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, iron, and choline.
- Fontina covers your daily need for saturated fat, 79% more than flank steak.
- Flank steak is lower in sodium.
- Fontina has a higher glycemic index (27) than flank steak (0).
Cheese, fontina and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2650% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +64.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +55.6% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +64.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +429.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +656.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +228% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +40% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -93% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +102.8% |
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 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +53.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +85.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +40.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +257.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +4808.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +27% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +597.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +584.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 19.196g | 3.395g | 72% |
| Calcium | 550mg | 20mg | 53% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.15mg | 7.363mg | 45% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.083mg | 0.579mg | 38% |
| Fats | 31.14g | 8.23g | 35% |
| Sodium | 800mg | 56mg | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 261µg | 0µg | 29% |
| Selenium | 14.5µg | 29.4µg | 27% |
| Iron | 0.23mg | 1.74mg | 19% |
| Phosphorus | 346mg | 210mg | 19% |
| Choline | 15.4mg | 105.4mg | 16% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.687g | 3.317g | 13% |
| Zinc | 3.5mg | 4.9mg | 13% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 79mg | 12% |
| Calories | 389kcal | 192kcal | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.654g | 0.322g | 9% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 339mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.025mg | 0.082mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.204mg | 0.133mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0.075mg | 5% |
| Protein | 25.6g | 27.66g | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 23IU | 3% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 3% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.429mg | 0.545mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.68µg | 1.63µg | 2% |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 23mg | 2% |
| Carbs | 1.55g | 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0.38mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 1.4µg | 1% |
| Folate | 6µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 1.55g | 0g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.55g | 0g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.014mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.361mg | 0.182mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.935mg | 1.105mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.384mg | 1.259mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.664mg | 2.201mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.328mg | 2.338mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.706mg | 0.72mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.497mg | 1.093mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.926mg | 1.372mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.959mg | 0.883mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
25.6 g
Fats:
31.14 g
Carbs:
1.55 g
Water:
37.92 g
Other:
3.79 g
Protein:
27.66 g
Fats:
8.23 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
64.17 g
Other:
0 g
| Contains more FatsFats | +278.4% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +-6416.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +69.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~27.66g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.654 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.322 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +161.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +413.7% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -82.3% |
