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Dulce de Leche vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between dulce de Leche and fondant icing

  • Dulce de Leche is richer than fondant icing in vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, choline, vitamin B12, potassium, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for dulce de Leche is 30% higher.
  • Fondant icing contains less saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Dulce de Leche 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 16% 75% 31% 6.4% 1.3% 22% 83% 17% 0.26% 15%
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 +8266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8650%
Contains more IronIron +1600%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1875%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%

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 8.7% 25% 4% 3% 4% 93% 3.9% 50% 3.7% 39% 3.3% 8.3% 49%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2431.3%
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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dulce de Leche Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.405mg 0.016mg 30%
Phosphorus 193mg 0mg 28%
Calcium 251mg 3mg 25%
Saturated fat 4.534g 0g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.835mg 0mg 17%
Choline 89.1mg 0mg 16%
Protein 6.84g 0g 14%
Carbs 55.35g 93.18g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.31µg 0µg 13%
Fats 7.35g 0.02g 11%
Cholesterol 29mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 350mg 4mg 10%
Vitamin A 74µg 0µg 8%
Zinc 0.79mg 0.04mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.143g 0g 5%
Magnesium 22mg 0mg 5%
Sodium 129mg 11mg 5%
Selenium 2.7µg 0.6µg 4%
Calories 315kcal 373kcal 3%
Folate 11µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.375g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.6mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.17mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.016mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 55.35g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 49.74g 88.9g N/A
Copper 0.004mg 0.003mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.364g N/A
Fructose 0.32g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.131g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 7% 55% 29% 2%
Protein: 6.84 g
Fats: 7.35 g
Carbs: 55.35 g
Water: 28.71 g
Other: 1.75 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 +36650%
Contains more WaterWater +326%
Contains more OtherOther +2816.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.3%

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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. Dulce de Leche - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173461/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.

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