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Chicken meat vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and fondant icing different?

  • Fondant icing contains less vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, iron, and vitamin B12 than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 53% more than fondant icing.
  • Fondant icing contains less cholesterol.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fondant icing is 43, while the glycemic index of chicken meat is 0.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types were used 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5475%
Contains more IronIron +12500%
Contains more CopperCopper +2100%
Contains more ZincZinc +4750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3883.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.6%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +950%
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 C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Fondant icing DV% diff.
Protein 27.3g 0g 55%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0mg 53%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.6µg 42%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0mg 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Phosphorus 182mg 0mg 26%
Fats 13.6g 0.02g 21%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0g 20%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0g 17%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.04mg 17%
Iron 1.26mg 0.01mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.016mg 12%
Calories 239kcal 373kcal 7%
Copper 0.066mg 0.003mg 7%
Potassium 223mg 4mg 6%
Magnesium 23mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.005mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Sodium 82mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 +67900%
Contains more WaterWater +782%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.06g

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.