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Fontina vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between fontina and butter

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium; however, butter is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 156% more than fontina.
  • Butter contains 73 times less sodium than fontina. Fontina contains 800mg of sodium, while butter contains 11mg.
  • The glycemic index of fontina is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, fontina and Butter, without salt.

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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 10% 165% 5.6% 8.6% 8.3% 95% 148% 104% 1.8% 79%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +166.7%
Contains more IronIron +1050%
Contains more CopperCopper +56.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +3788.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1341.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 9% 87% 5.4% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +888.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +162.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +759.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +169.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 50.489g 142%
Fats 31.14g 81.11g 77%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.17µg 63%
Calcium 550mg 24mg 53%
Protein 25.6g 0.85g 50%
Vitamin A 261µg 684µg 47%
Phosphorus 346mg 24mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 23.43g 37%
Sodium 800mg 11mg 34%
Cholesterol 116mg 215mg 33%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.09mg 31%
Selenium 14.5µg 1µg 25%
Calories 389kcal 717kcal 16%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.32mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.034mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 3.01g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.003mg 6%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin D* 23 IU 0 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 2mg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.02mg 3%
Potassium 64mg 24mg 1%
Copper 0.025mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.042mg 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Choline 15.4mg 18.8mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.6g 0.12g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 152kcal 8435kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 14g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.54 0.52 N/A
Net carbs 1.55g 0.06g N/A
Carbs 1.55g 0.06g 0%
Sugar 1.55g 0.06g N/A
Manganese 0.014mg 0.004mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 31% 38% 4%
Protein: 25.6 g
Fats: 31.14 g
Carbs: 1.55 g
Water: 37.92 g
Other: 3.79 g
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2911.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2483.3%
Contains more WaterWater +111.4%
Contains more OtherOther +9375%
Contains more FatsFats +160.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 29% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.196 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.687 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.654 g
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +169.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +82%

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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. Fontina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170843/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.