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Fondant icing vs. Flax seeds — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fondant icing and flax seeds different?

  • Flax seeds have more vitamin B1, copper, fiber, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 137% higher.

Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Seeds, flaxseed 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20225%
Contains more IronIron +57200%
Contains more CopperCopper +40566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +10750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4133.3%

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.
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%
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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32780%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +906.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Flax seeds DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 28.73g 192%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 1.644mg 137%
Copper 0.003mg 1.22mg 135%
Fiber 0g 27.3g 109%
Manganese 0mg 2.482mg 108%
Magnesium 0mg 392mg 93%
Phosphorus 0mg 642mg 92%
Iron 0.01mg 5.73mg 72%
Fats 0.02g 42.16g 65%
Selenium 0.6µg 25.4µg 45%
Zinc 0.04mg 4.34mg 39%
Protein 0g 18.29g 37%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.473mg 36%
Calcium 3mg 255mg 25%
Potassium 4mg 813mg 24%
Folate 0µg 87µg 22%
Carbs 93.18g 28.88g 21%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.985mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 7.527g 19%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.08mg 19%
Saturated fat 0g 3.663g 17%
Choline 0mg 78.7mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.161mg 11%
Calories 373kcal 534kcal 8%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.3µg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.31mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 93.18g 1.58g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 1.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

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
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +222.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +210700%
Contains more OtherOther +6083.3%
~equal in Water ~6.96g

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.