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Fontina vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and wakame different?

  • Fontina is higher in vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium; however, wakame is richer in manganese, folate, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 95% higher.
  • Wakame has less cholesterol.

Cheese, fontina and Seaweed, wakame, raw 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 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28%
Contains more ZincZinc +821.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +332.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1971.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +664.3%
Contains more IronIron +847.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1036%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9900%
~equal in Sodium ~872mg

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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4050%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +270.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
~equal in Choline ~13.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Wakame DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.13g 87%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0µg 70%
Manganese 0.014mg 1.4mg 60%
Folate 6µg 196µg 48%
Fats 31.14g 0.64g 47%
Protein 25.6g 3.03g 45%
Calcium 550mg 150mg 40%
Cholesterol 116mg 0mg 39%
Phosphorus 346mg 80mg 38%
Copper 0.025mg 0.284mg 29%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.38mg 28%
Vitamin A 261µg 18µg 27%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.7µg 25%
Iron 0.23mg 2.18mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.058g 22%
Magnesium 14mg 107mg 22%
Calories 389kcal 45kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.218g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 1.6mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.002mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.697mg 5%
Carbs 1.55g 9.14g 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 0IU 3%
Sodium 800mg 872mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 5.3µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Net carbs 1.55g 8.64g N/A
Potassium 64mg 50mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g 0.65g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 13.9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +744.9%
Contains more FatsFats +4765.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +489.7%
Contains more WaterWater +110.9%
Contains more OtherOther +90%

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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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14877.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +658.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.