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Fontina vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fontina and milk

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A than milk.
  • Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 93% more.
  • Fontina contains 23 times more cholesterol than milk. Fontina contains 116mg of cholesterol, while milk contains 5mg.
  • Milk contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, fontina and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +340%
Contains more IronIron +666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +264.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +339.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%

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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +257.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.185mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Milk DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.633g 84%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.47µg 50%
Fats 31.14g 0.97g 46%
Protein 25.6g 3.37g 44%
Calcium 550mg 125mg 43%
Cholesterol 116mg 5mg 37%
Phosphorus 346mg 95mg 36%
Sodium 800mg 44mg 33%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.42mg 28%
Vitamin A 261µg 58µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.277g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.3µg 20%
Calories 389kcal 42kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.035g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.037mg 4%
Iron 0.23mg 0.03mg 3%
Potassium 64mg 150mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 48IU 3%
Copper 0.025mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.361mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.185mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 1.55g 4.99g 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 5.2g N/A
Manganese 0.014mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.093mg 0%
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 17.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +659.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3110.3%
Contains more OtherOther +405.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +221.9%
Contains more WaterWater +137.1%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3036.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4625.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.