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Fontina vs. Goat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and goat different?

  • Fontina is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A; however, goat is richer in iron, vitamin B2, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 91% higher.
  • Goat has less saturated fat.
  • Goat has a lower glycemic index (0) than fontina (27).

Cheese, fontina and Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 5.1% 36% 140% 101% 144% 86% 11% 5.5% 64%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3135.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +532.8%
Contains more IronIron +1521.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1112%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%

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 0% 0% 6.8% 0% 23% 141% 74% 0% 0% 149% 3% 3.8% 58%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +116.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +199%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +590.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Goat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.93g 83%
Calcium 550mg 17mg 53%
Iron 0.23mg 3.73mg 44%
Fats 31.14g 3.03g 43%
Sodium 800mg 86mg 31%
Copper 0.025mg 0.303mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.61mg 31%
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 3.95mg 24%
Phosphorus 346mg 201mg 21%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 1.19µg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 1.36g 18%
Choline 15.4mg 106.4mg 17%
Zinc 3.5mg 5.27mg 16%
Cholesterol 116mg 75mg 14%
Calories 389kcal 143kcal 12%
Potassium 64mg 405mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.23g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.09mg 6%
Selenium 14.5µg 11.8µg 5%
Protein 25.6g 27.1g 3%
Magnesium 14mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Carbs 1.55g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 1.2µg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.042mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.34mg 0%
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.403mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 1.29mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 1.371mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 2.258mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 2.016mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 1.452mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.565mg 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
Goat
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27% 3% 68%
Protein: 27.1 g
Fats: 3.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.21 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more FatsFats +927.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +128.3%
Contains more WaterWater +79.9%
~equal in Protein ~27.1g

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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37% 54% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.23 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +538.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +619.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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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. Goat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175304/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.