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Cheese sandwich vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cheese sandwich and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing has less phosphorus, manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, and vitamin B6.
  • Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 55% more.
  • Fondant icing is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cheese sandwich has a higher glycemic index than fondant icing.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
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 +6700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7550%
Contains more IronIron +26100%
Contains more CopperCopper +5233.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2075%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3950%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2568.8%
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 E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Fondant icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 0g 61%
Phosphorus 382mg 0mg 55%
Manganese 1.083mg 0mg 47%
Selenium 24.3µg 0.6µg 43%
Fats 25g 0.02g 38%
Sodium 839mg 11mg 36%
Iron 2.62mg 0.01mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.016mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0.005mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 0g 26%
Protein 9.8g 0g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 0mg 20%
Calcium 204mg 3mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.129g 0g 19%
Copper 0.16mg 0.003mg 17%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Magnesium 54mg 0mg 13%
Fiber 3.1g 0g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 58.2g 93.18g 12%
Potassium 306mg 4mg 9%
Zinc 0.87mg 0.04mg 8%
Calories 497kcal 373kcal 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin A 21µg 0µg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 55.1g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 88.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 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 +124900%
Contains more OtherOther +6233.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.1%
Contains more WaterWater +110.6%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.

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