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Fontina vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fontina and pita

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin A, while pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, and copper.
  • Fontina covers your daily need for saturated fat, 95% more than pita.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pita is lower.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fontina is 27, while the glycemic index of pita is 68.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, fontina and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +539.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +316.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +256.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains more IronIron +508.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +572%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3335.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1328%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Pita DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.166g 87%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Fats 31.14g 1.2g 46%
Calcium 550mg 86mg 46%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Phosphorus 346mg 97mg 36%
Protein 25.6g 9.1g 33%
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.84mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.267mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.105g 21%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.481mg 20%
Carbs 1.55g 55.7g 18%
Copper 0.025mg 0.168mg 16%
Iron 0.23mg 1.4mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 2.142mg 12%
Sodium 800mg 536mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.097mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.535g 7%
Calories 389kcal 275kcal 6%
Folate 6µg 24µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.034mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 26mg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Potassium 64mg 120mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.397mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.195mg 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
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +181.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2495%
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
Contains more OtherOther +99.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3493.5%

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
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8173.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +209.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.