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Fontina vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fontina and spread

  • Fontina has more phosphorus and monounsaturated fat; however, spread is higher in vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Fontina covers your daily saturated fat needs 85% more than spread.
  • Spread has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of fontina is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, fontina and Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat.

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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%
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 1.1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 98% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +433.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~755mg

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.
Fontina
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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% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Spread
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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% 34% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 31% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +529.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +373.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Spread DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 2.22g 77%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 70%
Calcium 550mg 55%
Protein 25.6g 0g 51%
Phosphorus 346mg 0mg 49%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Zinc 3.5mg 32%
Vitamin A 261µg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Fats 31.14g 17.1g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 3.98g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 16%
Calories 389kcal 158kcal 12%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 1.7mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 12.3µg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 6%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 7.6g 3%
Copper 0.025mg 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 2%
Sodium 800mg 755mg 2%
Potassium 64mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Carbs 1.55g 0g 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 0g N/A
Trans fat 2.45g N/A
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
Spread
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17% 81% 2%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 17.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 80.83 g
Other: 2.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +82.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +83.1%
Contains more WaterWater +113.2%

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
Spread
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16% 55% 29%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.98 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +140.6%

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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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173608/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.