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Dried fruit vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dried fruit and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing contains less vitamin A, copper, potassium, iron, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and manganese than dried fruit.
  • Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 72% higher.
  • Dried fruit has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of dried fruit is 31, while the glycemic index of fondant icing is 43.

The food types used in this comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked 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 23% 17% 103% 100% 114% 11% 30% 1.3% 31% 12%
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 +1733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28950%
Contains more IronIron +26500%
Contains more CopperCopper +11333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +875%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 3.3% 60% 87% 0% 3.8% 17% 49% 31% 33% 0% 7.8% 7.5% 7.6%
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 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +362.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Fondant icing DV% diff.
Copper 0.343mg 0.003mg 38%
Potassium 1162mg 4mg 34%
Iron 2.66mg 0.01mg 33%
Fiber 7.3g 0g 29%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 0mg 29%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0mg 11%
Phosphorus 71mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 62.64g 93.18g 10%
Manganese 0.235mg 0mg 10%
Magnesium 32mg 0mg 8%
Protein 3.39g 0g 7%
Calories 241kcal 373kcal 7%
Calcium 55mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.016mg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.04mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.02g 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 88.9g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Sodium 10mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.083mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 3.39 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 62.64 g
Water: 30.89 g
Other: 2.57 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 +2450%
Contains more WaterWater +358.3%
Contains more OtherOther +4183.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.8%

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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. Dried fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173941/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.