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Fontina vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fontina and marinara sauce?

  • Fontina is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium, yet marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3 and vitamin E.
  • Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 95% higher.
  • Marinara sauce contains less saturated fat.

We used Cheese, fontina and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types in this comparison.

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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1937%
Contains more ZincZinc +1650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +917.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1218.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +398.4%
Contains more IronIron +239.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +224%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +878.6%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +234.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +788.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2511.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +434.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.17g 86%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Calcium 550mg 27mg 52%
Protein 25.6g 1.41g 48%
Fats 31.14g 1.48g 46%
Phosphorus 346mg 34mg 45%
Cholesterol 116mg 2mg 38%
Sodium 800mg 30mg 33%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.2mg 30%
Vitamin A 261µg 33µg 25%
Selenium 14.5µg 1.1µg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 3.917mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.377g 21%
Calories 389kcal 51kcal 17%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.4mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.061mg 11%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 13.9µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.508g 8%
Potassium 64mg 319mg 8%
Iron 0.23mg 0.78mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.173mg 7%
Copper 0.025mg 0.081mg 6%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.137mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Carbs 1.55g 8.06g 2%
Folate 6µg 13µg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 5.5g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.024mg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 13.7mg 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%

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% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1715.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2004.1%
Contains more OtherOther +128.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +420%
Contains more WaterWater +130.5%

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
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2204.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +225.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.