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Crouton vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between crouton and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing contains less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, fiber, vitamin B2, and copper than crouton.
  • Crouton's daily need coverage for selenium is 67% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in fondant icing is lower.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of fondant icing is 43, while the glycemic index of crouton is 72.

The food types used in this comparison are Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +2433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3000%
Contains more IronIron +40700%
Contains more CopperCopper +5333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +12360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Fondant icing DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.6µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.005mg 52%
Iron 4.08mg 0.01mg 51%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0mg 34%
Folate 132µg 0µg 33%
Sodium 698mg 11mg 30%
Protein 11.9g 0g 24%
Manganese 0.5mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.016mg 20%
Copper 0.163mg 0.003mg 18%
Phosphorus 115mg 0mg 16%
Fats 6.6g 0.02g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0g 8%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.04mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0g 8%
Calcium 76mg 3mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 73.5g 93.18g 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0g 7%
Potassium 124mg 4mg 4%
Calories 407kcal 373kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 68.4g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 88.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +32900%
Contains more OtherOther +4066.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.8%
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.