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Fondant icing vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fondant icing and lemons different?

  • Lemons have more vitamin C, fiber, iron, and vitamin B6 than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for lemons is 59% higher.
  • Fondant icing contains 36 times more sugar than lemons. While fondant icing contains 88.9g of sugar, lemons contain only 2.5g.

Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Lemons, raw, without peel 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.
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%
Lemon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3350%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1133.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 53mg 59%
Carbs 93.18g 9.32g 28%
Calories 373kcal 29kcal 17%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Iron 0.01mg 0.6mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.19mg 4%
Copper 0.003mg 0.037mg 4%
Potassium 4mg 138mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.04mg 3%
Folate 0µg 11µg 3%
Calcium 3mg 26mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 8mg 2%
Phosphorus 0mg 16mg 2%
Protein 0g 1.1g 2%
Choline 0mg 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.089g 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 93.18g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 2.5g N/A
Zinc 0.04mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.02mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Lemon
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +899.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +1220.2%
Contains more OtherOther +400%

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/nutrients
  2. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.