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Dried fruit vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between dried fruit and icing

  • Dried fruit has more vitamin A, copper, potassium, iron, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, icing is richer in vitamin B2.
  • Dried fruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 72% more.
  • Dried fruit contains less saturated fat.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of icing is 51, while the glycemic index of dried fruit is 31.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3317.6%
Contains more IronIron +1562.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +457.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +294.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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%
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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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1076.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +838.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +504.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +308.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +319.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dried fruit Icing DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 7.951g 53%
Copper 0.343mg 0mg 38%
Potassium 1162mg 34mg 33%
Iron 2.66mg 0.16mg 31%
Fiber 7.3g 0g 29%
Fats 0.51g 16.23g 24%
Vitamin A 180µg 0µg 20%
Vitamin E 4.33mg 1.53mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.302mg 18%
Fructose 12.47g 16%
Vitamin B3 2.589mg 0.22mg 15%
Saturated fat 0.017g 2.974g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.074g 4.86g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.143mg 0mg 11%
Manganese 0.235mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.516mg 0.055mg 9%
Calories 241kcal 418kcal 9%
Sodium 10mg 184mg 8%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 13µg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 18mg 8%
Protein 3.39g 0g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 1mg 7%
Calcium 55mg 3mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.1µg 4%
Zinc 0.39mg 0.07mg 3%
Choline 13.9mg 2.3mg 2%
Carbs 62.64g 67.89g 2%
Folate 10µg 8µg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 55.34g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 53.44g 63.1g N/A
Starch 0.35g 0%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.01mg 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
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +105%
Contains more OtherOther +217.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3082.4%
~equal in Carbs ~67.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 45% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.074 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Icing
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6467.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10644.6%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.