Fontina vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between fontina and sugar
- Sugar has less vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
- Fontina covers your daily saturated fat needs 96% more than sugar.
- Sugar has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of sugar is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, fontina and Sugars, granulated.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +54900% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +360% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +257.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +34900% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +250% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2316.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.9% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +973.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 19.196g | 0g | 87% |
| Vitamin B12 | 1.68µg | 0µg | 70% |
| Calcium | 550mg | 1mg | 55% |
| Protein | 25.6g | 0g | 51% |
| Phosphorus | 346mg | 0mg | 49% |
| Fats | 31.14g | 0g | 48% |
| Cholesterol | 116mg | 0mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 800mg | 1mg | 35% |
| Carbs | 1.55g | 99.98g | 33% |
| Zinc | 3.5mg | 0.01mg | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 261µg | 0µg | 29% |
| Selenium | 14.5µg | 0.6µg | 25% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.687g | 0g | 22% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.204mg | 0.019mg | 14% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.654g | 0g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.429mg | 0mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.083mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 23IU | 0IU | 3% |
| Choline | 15.4mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 0µg | 3% |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.025mg | 0.007mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.23mg | 0.05mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 64mg | 2mg | 2% |
| Folate | 6µg | 0µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.15mg | 0mg | 1% |
| Calories | 389kcal | 387kcal | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.55g | 99.98g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.55g | 99.8g | N/A |
| Manganese | 0.014mg | 0.004mg | 0% |
| 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
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +189500% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +6350.3% |
