Fontina vs. Greek yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fontina and Greek yogurt

Fontina has more calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin A, and selenium, while Greek yogurt has more vitamin B2.
Fontina covers your daily need for saturated fat, 84% more than Greek yogurt.
Fontina contains 61 times more vitamin A than Greek yogurt. While fontina contains 913IU of vitamin A, Greek yogurt contains only 15IU.
The amount of sodium in Greek yogurt is lower.
Greek yogurt has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of Greek yogurt is 12, while the glycemic index of fontina is 27.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, fontina and Yogurt, Greek, plain, whole milk.

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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.

Fontina

Greek yogurt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+450%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+573.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+156.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+120.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.6%

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.

Fontina

Greek yogurt

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+12950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+124%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+36.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.023mg

~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.196g	2.395g	76%
Calcium	550mg	100mg	45%
Fats	31.14g	5g	40%
Vitamin B12	1.68µg	0.75µg	39%
Cholesterol	116mg	13mg	34%
Protein	25.6g	9g	33%
Sodium	800mg	35mg	33%
Phosphorus	346mg	135mg	30%
Vitamin A	261µg	2µg	29%
Zinc	3.5mg	0.52mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	8.687g	2.136g	16%
Calories	389kcal	97kcal	15%
Selenium	14.5µg	9.7µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.654g	0.469g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.204mg	0.278mg	6%
Vitamin D	23IU	0IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0µg	3%
Iron	0.23mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.063mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Potassium	64mg	141mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.331mg	2%
Carbs	1.55g	3.98g	1%
Magnesium	14mg	11mg	1%
Copper	0.025mg	0.017mg	1%
Net carbs	1.55g	3.98g	N/A
Sugar	1.55g	4g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.021mg	0.023mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.15mg	0.208mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.1mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.361mg		0%
Threonine	0.935mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.384mg		0%
Leucine	2.664mg		0%
Lysine	2.328mg		0%
Methionine	0.706mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.497mg		0%
Valine	1.926mg		0%
Histidine	0.959mg		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.023g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.209g	N/A