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Flour vs. Fontina — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between flour and fontina

  • Flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and selenium; however, fontina is richer in vitamin B12 and calcium.
  • Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 95% higher.
  • Flour has 39 times more vitamin B3 than fontina. While flour has 5.904mg of vitamin B3, fontina has only 0.15mg.
  • Flour has less saturated fat.
  • Fontina has a lower glycemic index (27) than flour (72).

The food types used in this comparison are Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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.
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
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 +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.2%
Contains more IronIron +1917.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +476%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4771.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220.4%

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.
Flour
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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% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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 +3638.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3836%
Contains more FolateFolate +2950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +766.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.429mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Fontina DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.155g 19.196g 87%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.68µg 70%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.021mg 64%
Iron 4.64mg 0.23mg 55%
Calcium 15mg 550mg 54%
Fats 0.98g 31.14g 46%
Folate 183µg 6µg 44%
Cholesterol 0mg 116mg 39%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.15mg 36%
Sodium 2mg 800mg 35%
Selenium 33.9µg 14.5µg 35%
Phosphorus 108mg 346mg 34%
Protein 10.33g 25.6g 31%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.014mg 29%
Vitamin A 0µg 261µg 29%
Zinc 0.7mg 3.5mg 25%
Carbs 76.31g 1.55g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.204mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 8.687g 22%
Copper 0.144mg 0.025mg 13%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 1.654g 8%
Vitamin D 0IU 23IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.083mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 2.6µg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 15.4mg 1%
Calories 364kcal 389kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.27mg 1%
Potassium 107mg 64mg 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 1.55g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 1.55g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.429mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.361mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.935mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 1.384mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 2.664mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.706mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 1.497mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 1.926mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.959mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 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 +4823.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +147.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3077.6%
Contains more WaterWater +218.1%
Contains more OtherOther +723.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 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 -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9885.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +300.5%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.