Halva vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between halva and fontina?
- Halva is higher in copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, and vitamin B1, yet fontina is higher in vitamin B12 and calcium.
- Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 131% more.
- Halva has 62 times more manganese than fontina. While halva has 0.873mg of manganese, fontina has only 0.014mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in halva is lower.
- The glycemic index of fontina is lower.
We used Candies, halavah, plain and Cheese, fontina types 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1457.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +192.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +1869.6% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +4708% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +23.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +75.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -75.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +6135.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1566.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +26.1% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1919% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1804% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +319.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +983.3% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +131.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +146.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +4100% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 1.202mg | 0.025mg | 131% |
Saturated fat | 4.127g | 19.196g | 68% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.04µg | 1.68µg | 68% |
Iron | 4.53mg | 0.23mg | 54% |
Calcium | 33mg | 550mg | 52% |
Magnesium | 218mg | 14mg | 49% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 8.481g | 1.654g | 46% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 116mg | 39% |
Manganese | 0.873mg | 0.014mg | 37% |
Phosphorus | 607mg | 346mg | 37% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.424mg | 0.021mg | 34% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 261µg | 29% |
Protein | 12.49g | 25.6g | 26% |
Sodium | 195mg | 800mg | 26% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.348mg | 0.083mg | 20% |
Carbs | 60.49g | 1.55g | 20% |
Fiber | 4.5g | 0g | 18% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.856mg | 0.15mg | 17% |
Folate | 65µg | 6µg | 15% |
Fats | 21.52g | 31.14g | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.088mg | 0.204mg | 9% |
Zinc | 4.32mg | 3.5mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.174mg | 0.429mg | 5% |
Selenium | 11.5µg | 14.5µg | 5% |
Calories | 469kcal | 389kcal | 4% |
Potassium | 187mg | 64mg | 4% |
Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 23IU | 3% | |
Choline | 15.4mg | 3% | |
Vitamin E | 0.27mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 2.6µg | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.194g | 8.687g | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 55.99g | 1.55g | 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
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +3802.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +105% |
Contains more FatsFats | +44.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +933.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +107.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -78.5% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +412.8% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~8.687g