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Fontina vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fontina and kefir different?

  • Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2 than kefir.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 93% higher.
  • Fontina contains 23 times more cholesterol than kefir. While fontina contains 116mg of cholesterol, kefir contains only 5mg.
  • Kefir has less saturated fat.

Cheese, fontina and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
Kefir
Kefir
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 14% 1.5% 3% 13% 45% 5.2% 0.65% 20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +323.1%
Contains more IronIron +475%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +660.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +229.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +302.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +156.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%

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%
Kefir
Kefir
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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 0.67% 15% 57% 0.4% 7.5% 31% 2.8% 23% 13% 36% 0.25% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +479.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +116.7%
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.15mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Kefir DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.658g 84%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.29µg 58%
Fats 31.14g 0.93g 46%
Protein 25.6g 3.79g 44%
Calcium 550mg 130mg 42%
Cholesterol 116mg 5mg 37%
Phosphorus 346mg 105mg 34%
Sodium 800mg 40mg 33%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.46mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.31g 21%
Selenium 14.5µg 3.6µg 20%
Calories 389kcal 41kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.053g 11%
Vitamin A 261µg 171µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.135mg 5%
Potassium 64mg 164mg 3%
Vitamin D* 23 IU 41 IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 1µg 2%
Iron 0.23mg 0.04mg 2%
Copper 0.025mg 0.009mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.058mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0.1µg 2%
Folate 6µg 13µg 2%
Carbs 1.55g 4.48g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.385mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.6g 9.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 152kcal 108kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 244g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.54 0.55 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 1.55g 4.48g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 12mg 0%
Sugar 1.55g 4.61g N/A
Manganese 0.014mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.15mg 0%
Trans fat 0.037g N/A
Choline 15.4mg 15.2mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.029g 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
Kefir
Kefir
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4% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +575.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3248.4%
Contains more OtherOther +419.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189%
Contains more WaterWater +137.5%

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
Kefir
Kefir
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64% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.658 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.31 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2702.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3020.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%

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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. Kefir - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170904/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.