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Fontina vs. Muenster cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fontina and muenster cheese

  • Fontina is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat, while muenster cheese is higher in phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Muenster cheese covers your daily phosphorus needs 17% more than fontina.
  • Fontina has 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than muenster cheese. Fontina has 1.654g of polyunsaturated fat, while muenster cheese has 0.661g.
  • Muenster cheese is lower in sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, fontina and Cheese, muenster.

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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 19% 215% 12% 15% 10% 77% 201% 82% 1% 79%
Contains more ZincZinc +24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.4%
Contains more IronIron +78.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +24%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.5%
~equal in Selenium ~14.5µg

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 0% 99% 5.2% 9% 3.3% 74% 1.9% 11% 13% 184% 6.3% 9% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.6µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.5µg
~equal in Choline ~15.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Muenster cheese DV% diff.
Phosphorus 346mg 468mg 17%
Calcium 550mg 717mg 17%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 1.47µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.32mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.661g 7%
Sodium 800mg 628mg 7%
Cholesterol 116mg 96mg 7%
Zinc 3.5mg 2.81mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin A 261µg 298µg 4%
Protein 25.6g 23.41g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 27mg 3%
Potassium 64mg 134mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.056mg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.41mg 2%
Folate 6µg 12µg 2%
Fats 31.14g 30.04g 2%
Calories 389kcal 368kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.013mg 1%
Copper 0.025mg 0.031mg 1%
Carbs 1.55g 1.12g 0%
Net carbs 1.55g 1.12g N/A
Vitamin D 23IU 22IU 0%
Sugar 1.55g 1.12g N/A
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.26mg 0%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Selenium 14.5µg 14.5µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.103mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 19.196g 19.113g 0%
Choline 15.4mg 15.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 8.711g 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.327mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.888mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 1.145mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 2.26mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 2.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 1.24mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 1.482mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.829mg 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
23% 30% 42% 4%
Protein: 23.41 g
Fats: 30.04 g
Carbs: 1.12 g
Water: 41.77 g
Other: 3.66 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.4%
Contains more WaterWater +10.2%
~equal in Protein ~23.41g
~equal in Fats ~30.04g
~equal in Other ~3.66g

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
67% 31% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.113 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.711 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.661 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~19.113g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.711g

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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. Muenster cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171245/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.