Chocolate cake vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between chocolate cake and fondant icing
- The amount of choline, copper, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and manganese in chocolate cake is higher than in fondant icing.
- Chocolate cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 27% more than fondant icing.
- Fondant icing contains less saturated fat.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1900% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +3400% |
| Contains more IronIron | +16000% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +6800% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +1625% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1883.3% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -96.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2720% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1231.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 5.43g | 0g | 25% |
| Copper | 0.207mg | 0.003mg | 23% |
| Fats | 15.1g | 0.02g | 23% |
| Choline | 128.4mg | 0mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 11.9µg | 0.6µg | 21% |
| Iron | 1.61mg | 0.01mg | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 58mg | 0mg | 19% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.761g | 0g | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 106mg | 0mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.213mg | 0.016mg | 15% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 6.039g | 0g | 15% |
| Sodium | 315mg | 11mg | 13% |
| Carbs | 53.4g | 93.18g | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.28mg | 0mg | 12% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.141mg | 0.005mg | 11% |
| Protein | 5.3g | 0g | 11% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 0mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.137mg | 0mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.16µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Folate | 27µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Calcium | 60mg | 3mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1.6g | 0g | 6% |
| Zinc | 0.69mg | 0.04mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.304mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 4mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.041mg | 0mg | 3% |
| Calories | 371kcal | 373kcal | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 51.8g | 93.18g | N/A |
| Sugar | 88.9g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.068mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.407mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.268mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.116mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.265mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.283mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.12mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.005g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
5.3 g
Fats:
15.1 g
Carbs:
53.4 g
Water:
24.4 g
Other:
1.8 g
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 | +75400% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +262% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2900% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +74.5% |
