Fontina vs. Limburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fontina and Limburger

Fontina has more vitamin B12, protein, and zinc; however, Limburger has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, folate, vitamin A, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for fontina is 27% higher.
Limburger has 2 times less zinc than fontina. Fontina has 3.5mg of zinc, while Limburger has 2.1mg.
Limburger is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, fontina and Cheese, limburger.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fontina

Limburger

Contains more IronIron	+76.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+171.4%

~equal in Calcium ~497mg

~equal in Sodium ~800mg

~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fontina

Limburger

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+20%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+17.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+30.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+281%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+146.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+174.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+866.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.158mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.086mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.68µg	1.04µg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.204mg	0.503mg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	1.177mg	15%
Zinc	3.5mg	2.1mg	13%
Folate	6µg	58µg	13%
Protein	25.6g	20.05g	11%
Saturated fat	19.196g	16.746g	11%
Cholesterol	116mg	90mg	9%
Vitamin A	261µg	340µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.654g	0.495g	8%
Phosphorus	346mg	393mg	7%
Fats	31.14g	27.25g	6%
Calcium	550mg	497mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.021mg	0.08mg	5%
Calories	389kcal	327kcal	3%
Magnesium	14mg	21mg	2%
Potassium	64mg	128mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.5µg	1%
Iron	0.23mg	0.13mg	1%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.038mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.54	0.54	N/A
Net carbs	1.55g	0.49g	N/A
Carbs	1.55g	0.49g	0%
Vitamin D*	23 IU	20 IU	0%
Sugar	1.55g	0.49g	N/A
Copper	0.025mg	0.021mg	0%
Sodium	800mg	800mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.23mg	0%
Selenium	14.5µg	14.5µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.15mg	0.158mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.086mg	0%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	2.3µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	15.4mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	8.687g	8.606g	0%
Tryptophan	0.361mg	0.289mg	0%
Threonine	0.935mg	0.739mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.384mg	1.219mg	0%
Leucine	2.664mg	2.093mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	1.675mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.619mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.497mg	1.116mg	0%
Valine	1.926mg	1.439mg	0%
Histidine	0.959mg	0.578mg	0%