Fondant icing vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fondant icing and icing different?
- Icing has more vitamin B2, vitamin K, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than fondant icing.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for icing is 22% higher.
Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat are the varieties used in this article.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -94% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +500% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +750% |
Contains more IronIron | +1500% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +75% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1787.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 7.951g | 53% |
Fats | 0.02g | 16.23g | 25% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0.302mg | 22% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 2.974g | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 4.86g | 12% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 13µg | 11% |
Vitamin E | 0mg | 1.53mg | 10% |
Sodium | 11mg | 184mg | 8% |
Carbs | 93.18g | 67.89g | 8% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 18mg | 3% |
Calories | 373kcal | 418kcal | 2% |
Iron | 0.01mg | 0.16mg | 2% |
Folate | 0µg | 8µg | 2% |
Potassium | 4mg | 34mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.055mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 93.18g | 67.89g | N/A |
Magnesium | 0mg | 1mg | 0% |
Calcium | 3mg | 3mg | 0% |
Sugar | 88.9g | 63.1g | N/A |
Copper | 0.003mg | 0mg | 0% |
Zinc | 0.04mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Choline | 0mg | 2.3mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0.02 g
Carbs:
93.18 g
Water:
6.74 g
Other:
0.06 g
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
16.23 g
Carbs:
67.89 g
Water:
15.07 g
Other:
0.81 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +37.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +81050% |
Contains more WaterWater | +123.6% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1250% |
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