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Crab vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crab and fondant icing

  • The amount of vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline in crab is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% 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 crab is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 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.
Crab
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
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 +2933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6375%
Contains more IronIron +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +27033.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +9425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%

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.
Crab
12
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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +481.3%
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 D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crab Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 0µg 139%
Copper 0.814mg 0.003mg 90%
Selenium 42.9µg 0.6µg 77%
Protein 17.88g 0g 36%
Zinc 3.81mg 0.04mg 34%
Phosphorus 234mg 0mg 33%
Cholesterol 97mg 0mg 32%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Sodium 563mg 11mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.747mg 0mg 17%
Choline 80.9mg 0mg 15%
Calories 83kcal 373kcal 15%
Folate 51µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 91mg 3mg 9%
Magnesium 36mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 259mg 4mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.093mg 0.016mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.3mg 0mg 4%
Manganese 0.074mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.005mg 2%
Fats 0.74g 0.02g 1%
Saturated fat 0.201g 0g 1%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 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 +3600%
Contains more WaterWater +1082.3%
Contains more OtherOther +2716.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.