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Fontina vs. Longan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fontina and longan

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, longan is richer in vitamin C, copper, and potassium.
  • Longan's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 93% more.
  • Longan contains less cholesterol.
  • Longan has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of longan is 45, while the glycemic index of fontina is 27.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, fontina and Longans, raw.

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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%
Longan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 0.3% 23% 4.9% 56% 1.4% 9% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54900%
Contains more IronIron +76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +6900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1547.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +315.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +576%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +271.4%

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
10
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%
Longan
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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 280% 0% 0% 0% 7.8% 32% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Longan DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 84mg 93%
Saturated fat 19.196g 87%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Calcium 550mg 1mg 55%
Protein 25.6g 1.31g 49%
Fats 31.14g 0.1g 48%
Phosphorus 346mg 21mg 46%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Sodium 800mg 0mg 35%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.05mg 31%
Vitamin A 261µg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 22%
Calories 389kcal 60kcal 16%
Copper 0.025mg 0.169mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Potassium 64mg 266mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 6%
Carbs 1.55g 15.14g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.14mg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.052mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.031mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 10mg 1%
Iron 0.23mg 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 14.04g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.054mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.046mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.03mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.058mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.012mg 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
Longan
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15% 83%
Protein: 1.31 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.14 g
Water: 82.75 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1854.2%
Contains more FatsFats +31040%
Contains more OtherOther +441.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +876.8%
Contains more WaterWater +118.2%

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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. Longan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169089/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.