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Buttermilk vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between buttermilk and fondant icing?

  • The amount of phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5 in buttermilk is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Buttermilk's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 13% more.
  • Fondant icing has less sodium.

We used Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types in this article.

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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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
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 +3766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3675%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +266.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.2%

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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buttermilk Fondant icing DV% diff.
Carbs 4.79g 93.18g 29%
Calories 40kcal 373kcal 17%
Phosphorus 89mg 0mg 13%
Calcium 116mg 3mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.154mg 0.016mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Sodium 190mg 11mg 8%
Protein 3.31g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.275mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 151mg 4mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.6µg 3%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.04mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.548g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.254g 0g 1%
Fats 0.88g 0.02g 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Copper 0.011mg 0.003mg 1%
Net carbs 4.79g 93.18g N/A
Vitamin D 1IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.79g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.058mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 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 +4300%
Contains more WaterWater +1237.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1383.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1845.3%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.