Fondant icing vs. Mashed potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are fondant icing and mashed potato different?
- Fondant icing contains less vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, fiber, and polyunsaturated fat than mashed potato.
- Mashed potato covers your daily need for sodium, 13% more than fondant icing.
- Fondant icing has 178 times more sugar than mashed potato. Fondant icing has 88.9g of sugar, while mashed potato has 0.5g.
- Mashed potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of mashed potato is 87, while the glycemic index of fondant icing is 43.
Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Fast foods, potato, mashed types were 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 less SodiumSodium | -96.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +500% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +7050% |
| Contains more IronIron | +3000% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1066.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +450% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33.3% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| 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 |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Carbs | 93.18g | 14.65g | 26% |
| Calories | 373kcal | 89kcal | 14% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 306mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.12mg | 9% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 1.342g | 9% |
| Potassium | 4mg | 286mg | 8% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 59mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 1.08mg | 7% |
| Starch | 12.1g | 5% | |
| Fiber | 0g | 1.3g | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 43µg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 5.9µg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.098mg | 4% |
| Fats | 0.02g | 2.82g | 4% |
| Copper | 0.003mg | 0.035mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 15mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.01mg | 0.31mg | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.577g | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.42mg | 3% |
| Protein | 0g | 1.65g | 3% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.07µg | 3% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.72g | 2% |
| Folate | 0µg | 9µg | 2% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 18mg | 2% |
| Zinc | 0.04mg | 0.22mg | 2% |
| Choline | 0mg | 13.4mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.015mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 93.18g | 13.35g | N/A |
| Sugar | 88.9g | 0.5g | N/A |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 0.8µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.016mg | 0.015mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 0.105g | N/A | |
| Fructose | 0.2g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.174g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.001g | N/A | |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.146g | N/A |
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:
1.65 g
Fats:
2.82 g
Carbs:
14.65 g
Water:
79.62 g
Other:
1.26 g
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +536% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +14000% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +1081.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2000% |
