Fontina cheese: Nutrition Facts

Fontina cheese is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 388.9 kcal

Fontina cheese contains 1.55 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 116 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Fontina cheese — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Fontina cheese provides about 34.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 37.1% of the daily intake of fats and 0.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein25.6 g
34.1%
Fat31.1 g
37.1%
Carbs1.6 g
0.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Fontina cheese of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.3 mg
33.3%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.3 mg
2.1%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B30.1 mg
0.6%
Vitamine B415.4 mg
3.1%
Vitamine B50.4 mg
8.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Fontina cheese.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium550 mg
55.0%
Iron0.2 mg
2.0%
Magnesium14 mg
3.5%
Phosphorus346 mg
49.4%
Potassium64 mg
1.4%
Sodium800 mg
61.5%
Zinc3.5 mg
31.8%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Fontina cheese.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan361 mg
4.5%
Threonine935 mg
39.0%
Isoleucine1.4 g
69.2%
Leucine2.7 g
57.9%
Lysine2.3 g
56.8%
Methionine706 mg
39.2%
Cystine261 mg
14.5%
Phenylalanine1.5 g
34.0%
Tyrosine1.5 g
34.6%
Valine1.9 g
77.0%
Arginine835 mg
13.7%
Histidine959 mg
45.7%
Alanine823 mg
12.5%
Aspartic acid1.4 g
11.6%
Glutamic acid5.1 g
37.8%
Glycine457 mg
13.1%
Proline3.3 g
73.8%
Serine1.5 g
17.8%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.664 g), isoleucine (1.384 g) and valine (1.926 g).
Fontina cheese contains 5.97 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.457 g), arginine (0.835 g) and methionine (0.706 g).
Fontina cheese contains 2.00 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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