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Fontina vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and tart different?

  • Fontina is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, tart is richer in iron, vitamin B2, folate, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 89% higher.
  • Tart has less cholesterol.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than tart (45).

Cheese, fontina and Breakfast tart, low fat 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% 13% 5.8% 128% 24% 7.6% 40% 47% 0% 70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1150%
Contains more ZincZinc +1150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +214.3%
Contains more IronIron +1387%
Contains more CopperCopper +192%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.9%
~equal in Potassium ~66mg

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 13% 95% 11% 0% 71% 127% 71% 0% 88% 0% 1% 75% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +550%
Contains more CholineCholine +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +96.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +357.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1566.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~285µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Tart DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 1.393g 81%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Calcium 550mg 44mg 51%
Protein 25.6g 3.99g 43%
Iron 0.23mg 3.42mg 40%
Fats 31.14g 5.99g 39%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Phosphorus 346mg 93mg 36%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.28mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.549mg 27%
Carbs 1.55g 76.8g 25%
Folate 6µg 100µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.38mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 3.8mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.285mg 22%
Sodium 800mg 361mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 3.338g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 9%
Magnesium 14mg 44mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.878g 5%
Copper 0.025mg 0.073mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.8mg 4%
Selenium 14.5µg 12.9µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin A 261µg 285µg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.53mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.4µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 8.4mg 1%
Calories 389kcal 372kcal 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 75.3g N/A
Potassium 64mg 66mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g 4.87g 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
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4% 6% 77% 12%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 5.99 g
Carbs: 76.8 g
Water: 12.04 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +541.6%
Contains more FatsFats +419.9%
Contains more WaterWater +215%
Contains more OtherOther +221.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4854.8%

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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25% 60% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.393 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.338 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.878 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Tart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175069/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.