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Fontina vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fontina and whey

  • Whey contains less vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium, and vitamin A than fontina.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for fontina is 95% higher.
  • Whey has 76 times less vitamin A than fontina. Fontina has 913 IU of vitamin A, while whey has 12 IU.
  • Whey is lower in saturated fat.
  • Whey has a higher glycemic index than fontina.

Food types used in this article are Cheese, fontina and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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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Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1070.2%
Contains more IronIron +283.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +525%
Contains more ZincZinc +2592.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +652.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +663.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%

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
Fontina
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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% 9% 87% 5.4% 5.3% 47% 2.8% 26% 19% 210% 6.5% 4.5%
Whey
Whey
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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 0.33% 0% 1% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +167.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fontina Whey DV% diff.
Saturated fat 19.196g 0.23g 86%
Vitamin B12 1.68µg 0.28µg 58%
Protein 25.6g 0.85g 50%
Calcium 550mg 47mg 50%
Fats 31.14g 0.36g 47%
Phosphorus 346mg 46mg 43%
Cholesterol 116mg 2mg 38%
Sodium 800mg 54mg 32%
Zinc 3.5mg 0.13mg 31%
Vitamin A 261µg 3µg 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 1.9µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.687g 0.1g 21%
Calories 389kcal 27kcal 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.654g 0.011g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.204mg 0.158mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.031mg 4%
Vitamin D* 23 IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Potassium 64mg 161mg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.06mg 2%
Copper 0.025mg 0.004mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 1.55g 5.14g 1%
Magnesium 14mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.383mg 1%
Folate 6µg 1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 6.6g 3.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 152kcal 318kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 26g 370g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.54 0.48 N/A
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 1.55g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.15mg 0.074mg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.361mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.935mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.384mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 2.664mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 2.328mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.706mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.497mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.926mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.959mg 0.016mg 0%

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
Whey
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2911.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8550%
Contains more OtherOther +615.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +231.6%
Contains more WaterWater +145.6%

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
Whey
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8587%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14936.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.