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Fontina vs. French toast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and french toast different?

  • Fontina is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, french toast is richer in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 82% higher.
  • Fontina contains 6 times more calcium than french toast. While fontina contains 550mg of calcium, french toast contains only 100mg.
  • French toast has less saturated fat.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than french toast (67).

Cheese, fontina and French toast, prepared from recipe, made with low fat (2%) milk 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 30% 12% 63% 19% 18% 50% 62% 25% 110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +422.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.4%
Contains more IronIron +626.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +132%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1242.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.6%

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%
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% 41% 0% 0% 51% 74% 31% 33% 17% 39% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +441.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +871.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +985.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina French toast DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 2.723g 75%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.31µg 57%
Calcium 550mg 100mg 45%
Protein 25.6g 7.7g 36%
Phosphorus 346mg 117mg 33%
Fats 31.14g 10.8g 31%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.67mg 26%
Iron 0.23mg 1.67mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.204mg 15%
Vitamin A 261µg 124µg 15%
Sodium 800mg 479mg 14%
Selenium 14.5µg 20.1µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 4.524g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 1.628mg 9%
Folate 6µg 43µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.321mg 9%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.188mg 8%
Calories 389kcal 229kcal 8%
Carbs 1.55g 25g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 2.594g 6%
Copper 0.025mg 0.058mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Potassium 64mg 134mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.549mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 1.55g 25g N/A
Cholesterol 116mg 116mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.094mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.305mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.375mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.621mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.413mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.188mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.389mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.419mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.179mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
8% 11% 25% 55% 2%
Protein: 7.7 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 25 g
Water: 54.7 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +232.5%
Contains more FatsFats +188.3%
Contains more OtherOther +110.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1512.9%
Contains more WaterWater +44.3%

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
28% 46% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.524 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.594 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.8%

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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. French toast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174998/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.