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Maple syrup vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between maple syrup and fontina

  • Maple syrup has more manganese and vitamin B2, while fontina has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, selenium, and zinc.
  • Maple syrup covers your daily need for manganese, 126% more than fontina.
  • Maple syrup contains 6 times more vitamin B2 than fontina. While maple syrup contains 1.27mg of vitamin B2, fontina contains only 0.204mg.
  • The amount of sodium in maple syrup is lower.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fontina is 27, while the glycemic index of maple syrup is 54.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Syrups, maple 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +231.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20671.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +439.2%
Contains more IronIron +109.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
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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 0% 87% 5.4% 9% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5% 8.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +214.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +522.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1091.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4050%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +862.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Fontina DV% diff.
Manganese 2.908mg 0.014mg 126%
Saturated fat 0.007g 19.196g 87%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0.204mg 82%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.68µg 70%
Protein 0.04g 25.6g 51%
Phosphorus 2mg 346mg 49%
Fats 0.06g 31.14g 48%
Calcium 102mg 550mg 45%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Sodium 12mg 800mg 34%
Vitamin A 0µg 261µg 29%
Selenium 0.6µg 14.5µg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 8.687g 22%
Carbs 67.04g 1.55g 22%
Zinc 1.47mg 3.5mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 1.654g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.429mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.083mg 6%
Calories 260kcal 389kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.021mg 4%
Potassium 212mg 64mg 4%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Choline 1.6mg 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin D 0IU 23IU 3%
Iron 0.11mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.6µg 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.27mg 2%
Fructose 0.52g 1%
Copper 0.018mg 0.025mg 1%
Net carbs 67.04g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 60.46g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 0.15mg 0%
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
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4225.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +63900%
Contains more FatsFats +51800%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%
Contains more OtherOther +706.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78872.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9629.4%

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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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/nutrients
  2. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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