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Coconut oil vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between coconut oil and fondant icing?

  • Coconut oil has more monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat than fondant icing.
  • Coconut oil's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 412% higher.
  • Fondant icing is lower in saturated fat.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index (43) than coconut oil (0).

We used Oil, coconut and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types in this comparison.

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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 0% 0.3% 0% 1.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 IronIron +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 0% 2.2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0% 0.16%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut oil Fondant icing DV% diff.
Saturated fat 82.475g 0g 375%
Fats 99.06g 0.02g 152%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Calories 892kcal 373kcal 26%
Monounsaturated fat 6.332g 0g 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.702g 0g 11%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Calcium 1mg 3mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Copper 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Trans fat 0.028g N/A
Choline 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.676g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 99.06 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.03 g
Other: 0.91 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more FatsFats +495200%
Contains more OtherOther +1416.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22366.7%
~equal in Protein ~0g

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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. Coconut oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171412/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.