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Biscuit vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between biscuits and fondant icing

  • Biscuits are higher than fondant icing in iron, selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Biscuits cover your daily iron needs 36% more than fondant icing.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fondant icing is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2925%
Contains more IronIron +28900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2633.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Fondant icing DV% diff.
Iron 2.9mg 0.01mg 36%
Selenium 19.5µg 0.6µg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.005mg 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0g 28%
Fats 16.3g 0.02g 25%
Sodium 580mg 11mg 25%
Phosphorus 164mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.016mg 23%
Calcium 235mg 3mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0g 20%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0mg 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0g 17%
Carbs 44.6g 93.18g 16%
Manganese 0.378mg 0mg 16%
Folate 61µg 0µg 15%
Protein 7g 0g 14%
Copper 0.082mg 0.003mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.04mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 121mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0mg 3%
Calories 353kcal 373kcal 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 88.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +81400%
Contains more WaterWater +328.8%
Contains more OtherOther +5233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +108.9%

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients
  2. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.