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

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A recap on differences between fondant icing and sunflower seeds

  • Sunflower seeds are higher than fondant icing in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, magnesium, iron, and folate.
  • Sunflower seeds cover your daily vitamin E needs 234% more than fondant icing.
  • The glycemic index of sunflower seeds is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Seeds, sunflower seed kernels, dried.

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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 232% 23% 57% 197% 600% 136% 283% 1.2% 254% 289%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16025%
Contains more IronIron +52400%
Contains more CopperCopper +59900%
Contains more ZincZinc +12400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8733.3%

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 4.7% 1% 703% 0% 370% 82% 156% 68% 310% 0% 0% 170% 30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2118.8%
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 Sunflower seeds DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0mg 35.17mg 234%
Copper 0.003mg 1.8mg 200%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 23.137g 154%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 1.48mg 123%
Vitamin B6 0mg 1.345mg 103%
Selenium 0.6µg 53µg 95%
Phosphorus 0mg 660mg 94%
Manganese 0mg 1.95mg 85%
Fats 0.02g 51.46g 79%
Magnesium 0mg 325mg 77%
Iron 0.01mg 5.25mg 66%
Folate 0µg 227µg 57%
Vitamin B3 0mg 8.335mg 52%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 18.528g 46%
Zinc 0.04mg 5mg 45%
Protein 0g 20.78g 42%
Fiber 0g 8.6g 34%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.355mg 26%
Carbs 93.18g 20g 24%
Vitamin B5 0mg 1.13mg 23%
Saturated fat 0g 4.455g 20%
Potassium 4mg 645mg 19%
Calories 373kcal 584kcal 11%
Choline 0mg 55.1mg 10%
Calcium 3mg 78mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.4mg 2%
Net carbs 93.18g 11.4g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 2.62g N/A
Sodium 11mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.348mg 0%
Threonine 0.928mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.139mg 0%
Leucine 1.659mg 0%
Lysine 0.937mg 0%
Methionine 0.494mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.169mg 0%
Valine 1.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.632mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.014g 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
21% 51% 20% 5% 3%
Protein: 20.78 g
Fats: 51.46 g
Carbs: 20 g
Water: 4.73 g
Other: 3.03 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +365.9%
Contains more WaterWater +42.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +257200%
Contains more OtherOther +4950%

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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. Sunflower seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170562/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.