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Candy bar vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between candy bar and icing?

  • Candy bar is richer than icing in vitamin B6, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, vitamin E, folate, and fiber.
  • Candy bar's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11769% more.

We used Candies, peanut bar and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
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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 +10900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1097.1%
Contains more IronIron +506.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5528.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1611.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4600%

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 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% 0% 0% 82% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56%
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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% 0% 0% 31% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +168%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3500.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1409.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0mg 11769%
Copper 0.774mg 0mg 86%
Manganese 1.243mg 0mg 54%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 0.22mg 48%
Phosphorus 308mg 18mg 41%
Zinc 3.94mg 0.07mg 35%
Protein 15.5g 0g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 4.86g 30%
Fats 33.7g 16.23g 27%
Magnesium 110mg 1mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 7.951g 18%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 1.53mg 17%
Folate 75µg 8µg 17%
Fiber 4.1g 0g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0.055mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.302mg 12%
Potassium 407mg 34mg 11%
Vitamin K 0µg 13µg 11%
Iron 0.97mg 0.16mg 10%
Calcium 78mg 3mg 8%
Selenium 4.7µg 0.1µg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.01mg 8%
Saturated fat 4.678g 2.974g 8%
Carbs 47.4g 67.89g 7%
Calories 522kcal 418kcal 5%
Choline 29.4mg 2.3mg 5%
Sodium 156mg 184mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 337kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 19g 24g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.9 4.3 N/A
Net carbs 43.3g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 42.22g 63.1g N/A
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 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 FatsFats +107.6%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.2%
Contains more WaterWater +841.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.4%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/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.