Fontina vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fontina and milk

Fontina has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A than milk.
Fontina's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 93% more.
Fontina contains 23 times more cholesterol than milk. Fontina contains 116mg of cholesterol, while milk contains 5mg.
Milk contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, fontina and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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.

Fontina

Milk

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more IronIron	+666.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150%
Contains more ZincZinc	+733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+264.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+339.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+134.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%

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.

Fontina

Milk

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+257.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.02mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.185mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.196g	0.633g	84%
Vitamin B12	1.68µg	0.47µg	50%
Fats	31.14g	0.97g	46%
Protein	25.6g	3.37g	44%
Calcium	550mg	125mg	43%
Cholesterol	116mg	5mg	37%
Phosphorus	346mg	95mg	36%
Sodium	800mg	44mg	33%
Zinc	3.5mg	0.42mg	28%
Vitamin A	261µg	58µg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	8.687g	0.277g	21%
Selenium	14.5µg	3.3µg	20%
Calories	389kcal	42kcal	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.654g	0.035g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.083mg	0.037mg	4%
Vitamin D*	23 IU	48 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	1.2µg	3%
Potassium	64mg	150mg	3%
Iron	0.23mg	0.03mg	3%
Copper	0.025mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.01mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0.1µg	2%
Carbs	1.55g	4.99g	1%
Magnesium	14mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.204mg	0.185mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.361mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.6g	8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	152kcal	125kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.54	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	1.55g	4.99g	N/A
Sugar	1.55g	5.2g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.003mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.021mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.15mg	0.093mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Choline	15.4mg	17.7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.361mg	0.043mg	0%
Threonine	0.935mg	0.143mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.384mg	0.174mg	0%
Leucine	2.664mg	0.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	0.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.706mg	0.088mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.497mg	0.174mg	0%
Valine	1.926mg	0.22mg	0%
Histidine	0.959mg	0.101mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.027g	N/A