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Fontina vs. Truffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and truffle different?

  • Fontina is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium, while truffle is higher in fiber, manganese, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Truffle covers your daily need for fiber, 280% more than fontina.
  • Truffle is lower in cholesterol.
  • Truffle has a higher glycemic index (45) than fontina (27).

Cheese, fontina and Fungi, Cloud ears, dried types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +245.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +492.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1078.1%
Contains more IronIron +2456.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +632%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13835.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +199.3%

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%
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% 0% 0% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +313.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4078%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Truffle DV% diff.
Fiber 0g 70.1g 280%
Saturated fat 19.196g 87%
Manganese 0.014mg 1.951mg 84%
Iron 0.23mg 5.88mg 71%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Selenium 14.5µg 43.4µg 53%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.844mg 49%
Fats 31.14g 0.73g 47%
Calcium 550mg 159mg 39%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 6.267mg 38%
Sodium 800mg 35mg 33%
Protein 25.6g 9.25g 33%
Vitamin A 261µg 0µg 29%
Carbs 1.55g 73.01g 24%
Phosphorus 346mg 184mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 22%
Potassium 64mg 754mg 20%
Zinc 3.5mg 1.32mg 20%
Copper 0.025mg 0.183mg 18%
Magnesium 14mg 83mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 11%
Folate 6µg 38µg 8%
Calories 389kcal 284kcal 5%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.112mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.481mg 1%
Net carbs 1.55g 2.91g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 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
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4165.8%
Contains more WaterWater +156.2%
Contains more OtherOther +71.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4610.3%

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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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/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.