Spread vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between spread and fontina
- Spread has more vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin K, and polyunsaturated fat; however, fontina is higher in phosphorus and monounsaturated fat.
- Fontina covers your daily saturated fat needs 85% more than spread.
- Fontina contains 6 times less vitamin E than spread. Spread contains 1.7mg of vitamin E, while fontina contains 0.27mg.
- Spread has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of fontina is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Margarine-like spread, SMART BEAT Super Light without saturated fat 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 PotassiumPotassium | +433.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
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 | +529.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +373.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 2.22g | 19.196g | 77% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.68µg | 70% | |
Calcium | 550mg | 55% | |
Protein | 0g | 25.6g | 51% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 346mg | 49% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 116mg | 39% |
Zinc | 3.5mg | 32% | |
Vitamin A | 261µg | 29% | |
Selenium | 14.5µg | 26% | |
Fats | 17.1g | 31.14g | 22% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.98g | 1.654g | 16% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.204mg | 16% | |
Calories | 158kcal | 389kcal | 12% |
Vitamin E | 1.7mg | 0.27mg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.429mg | 9% | |
Vitamin K | 12.3µg | 2.6µg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.083mg | 6% | |
Choline | 15.4mg | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 0.6µg | 3% | |
Iron | 0.23mg | 3% | |
Magnesium | 14mg | 3% | |
Vitamin D | 23IU | 3% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 7.6g | 8.687g | 3% |
Copper | 0.025mg | 3% | |
Folate | 6µg | 2% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.021mg | 2% | |
Sodium | 755mg | 800mg | 2% |
Potassium | 12mg | 64mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.15mg | 1% | |
Manganese | 0.014mg | 1% | |
Carbs | 0g | 1.55g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 1.55g | N/A |
Sugar | 0g | 1.55g | N/A |
Trans fat | 2.45g | 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 WaterWater | +113.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +82.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +83.1% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.4% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +140.6% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +14.3% |