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Baby food vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between baby food and icing

  • Icing has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 592% more than icing.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1185.3%
Contains more IronIron +29587.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +3328.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2077.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25800%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +24280%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +799.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15679.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1852.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +908.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +766.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Icing DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.16mg 592%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.22mg 216%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.01mg 202%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.302mg 186%
Calcium 733mg 3mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 18mg 53%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.1µg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 7.951g 42%
Copper 0.334mg 0mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Magnesium 100mg 1mg 24%
Protein 12.2g 0g 24%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.07mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.055mg 20%
Fats 4.4g 16.23g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 1.53mg 14%
Potassium 437mg 34mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.769g 2.974g 10%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 13µg 10%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 4.86g 9%
Sodium 3mg 184mg 8%
Choline 23.2mg 2.3mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Calories 379kcal 418kcal 2%
Carbs 73.4g 67.89g 2%
Net carbs 65.9g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 63.1g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +307.4%
Contains more FatsFats +268.9%
Contains more WaterWater +124.9%
~equal in Carbs ~67.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +303%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +368.5%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.