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Fontina vs. Surimi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and surimi different?

  • Fontina is higher in calcium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, surimi is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 95% higher.
  • Fontina contains 61 times more calcium than surimi. While fontina contains 550mg of calcium, surimi contains only 9mg.
  • Surimi has less saturated fat.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than surimi (50).

Cheese, fontina and Fish, surimi are the varieties used in this article.

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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 31% 2.7% 9.9% 9.8% 11% 9% 121% 19% 1.4% 153%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6011.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +960.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains more IronIron +13%
Contains more CopperCopper +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +93.8%

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% 6.7% 13% 0% 5% 4.8% 4.1% 4.2% 6.9% 200% 0.25% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1205%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +871.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Surimi DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.191g 86%
Calcium 550mg 9mg 54%
Fats 31.14g 0.9g 47%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.33mg 29%
Cholesterol 116mg 30mg 29%
Sodium 800mg 143mg 29%
Vitamin A 261µg 20µg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 28.1µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.149g 21%
Protein 25.6g 15.18g 21%
Calories 389kcal 99kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.021mg 14%
Phosphorus 346mg 282mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.443g 8%
Magnesium 14mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 1.6µg 3%
Carbs 1.55g 6.85g 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.63mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.1µg 2%
Copper 0.025mg 0.032mg 1%
Folate 6µg 2µg 1%
Potassium 64mg 112mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 6.85g N/A
Iron 0.23mg 0.26mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.014mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.22mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.734mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.709mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 1.202mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 1.387mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.515mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.595mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.77mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.35mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.157g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.241g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.014g N/A

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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15% 7% 76%
Protein: 15.18 g
Fats: 0.9 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 76.34 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.6%
Contains more FatsFats +3360%
Contains more OtherOther +419.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +341.9%
Contains more WaterWater +101.3%

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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24% 19% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.443 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5730.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +273.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Surimi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173702/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.