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Fondant icing vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fondant icing and pita

  • Fondant icing has less vitamin B1, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% more.
  • Fondant icing is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than fondant icing.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +13900%
Contains more CopperCopper +5500%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
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%
Pita
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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% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +506.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 11mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.267mg 22%
Manganese 0mg 0.481mg 21%
Protein 0g 9.1g 18%
Copper 0.003mg 0.168mg 18%
Iron 0.01mg 1.4mg 17%
Phosphorus 0mg 97mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.142mg 13%
Carbs 93.18g 55.7g 12%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.397mg 8%
Calcium 3mg 86mg 8%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.84mg 7%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 26mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.097mg 6%
Calories 373kcal 275kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.535g 4%
Potassium 4mg 120mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Fats 0.02g 1.2g 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 93.18g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 88.9g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 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
Pita
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +5900%
Contains more WaterWater +376.3%
Contains more OtherOther +3066.7%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.