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Fontina vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fontina and sesame

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, while sesame has more copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, fiber, and calcium.
  • Sesame covers your daily need for copper, 451% more than fontina.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sesame is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, fontina and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.

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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%
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2407.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +77.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +631.3%
Contains more IronIron +6226.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +16228%
Contains more ZincZinc +121.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17471.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +137.2%

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%
Sesame
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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% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +758%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2910%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +851.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1516.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +66.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.025mg 4.082mg 451%
Iron 0.23mg 14.55mg 179%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 21.773g 134%
Manganese 0.014mg 2.46mg 106%
Magnesium 14mg 351mg 80%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.791mg 64%
Saturated fat 19.196g 6.957g 56%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.79mg 54%
Fiber 0g 11.8g 47%
Calcium 550mg 975mg 43%
Phosphorus 346mg 629mg 40%
Zinc 3.5mg 7.75mg 39%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Selenium 14.5µg 34.4µg 36%
Sodium 800mg 11mg 34%
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Fats 31.14g 49.67g 29%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 4.515mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 18.759g 25%
Folate 6µg 97µg 23%
Protein 25.6g 17.73g 16%
Potassium 64mg 468mg 12%
Calories 389kcal 573kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.05mg 8%
Carbs 1.55g 23.45g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.247mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 25.6mg 2%
Net carbs 1.55g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.25mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.522mg 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
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +44.4%
Contains more WaterWater +708.5%
Contains more FatsFats +59.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1412.9%
Contains more OtherOther +17.7%

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
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +115.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1216.4%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.