Pot roast vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between pot roast and fontina
- Pot roast has more zinc, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B12, while fontina has more calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
- Fontina covers your daily need for saturated fat, 58% more than pot roast.
- Pot roast contains 27 times more vitamin B3 than fontina. While pot roast contains 4.105mg of vitamin B3, fontina contains only 0.15mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in pot roast is lower.
- Pot roast has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pot roast is 0, while the glycemic index of fontina is 27.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Cheese, fontina.
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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 | +35.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +260.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +952.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +296% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +90.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -94.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +86.2% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3337.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +98.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +40% |
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 EVitamin E | +88.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +181% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2636.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +33.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +241% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +26.8% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +615.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +19.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +44.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 16mg | 550mg | 53% |
Saturated fat | 7.548g | 19.196g | 53% |
Sodium | 47mg | 800mg | 33% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 261µg | 29% |
Zinc | 6.66mg | 3.5mg | 29% |
Iron | 2.42mg | 0.23mg | 27% |
Phosphorus | 174mg | 346mg | 25% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.105mg | 0.15mg | 25% |
Selenium | 27µg | 14.5µg | 23% |
Vitamin B12 | 2.13µg | 1.68µg | 19% |
Fats | 19.17g | 31.14g | 18% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 15.4mg | 17% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.283mg | 0.083mg | 15% |
Copper | 0.099mg | 0.025mg | 8% |
Protein | 28.94g | 25.6g | 7% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.708g | 1.654g | 6% |
Potassium | 231mg | 64mg | 5% |
Calories | 297kcal | 389kcal | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.571mg | 0.429mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.171mg | 0.204mg | 3% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.059mg | 0.021mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 0.27mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 23IU | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 0.6µg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 8.175g | 8.687g | 1% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 14mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2.6µg | 1% |
Folate | 9µg | 6µg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 1.55g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 1.55g | N/A |
Cholesterol | 116mg | 116mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0g | 1.55g | N/A |
Manganese | 0.01mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.19mg | 0.361mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.156mg | 0.935mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.317mg | 1.384mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.302mg | 2.664mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.446mg | 2.328mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.754mg | 0.706mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.143mg | 1.497mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.436mg | 1.926mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.924mg | 0.959mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +13% |
Contains more WaterWater | +36.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +62.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
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Other
~3.79g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -60.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +133.6% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~8.687g