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Fondant icing vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fondant icing and sugar substitute different?

  • Fondant icing contains less calcium than sugar substitute.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 88% more than fondant icing.
  • Fondant icing has 22 times more sugar than sugar substitute. Fondant icing has 88.9g of sugar, while sugar substitute has 4.03g.

Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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.
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 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +875%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~0.04mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.015mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 3mg 879mg 88%
Sodium 11mg 572mg 24%
Protein 0g 2.06g 4%
Carbs 93.18g 84.77g 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.16mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.08mg 2%
Calories 373kcal 347kcal 1%
Magnesium 0mg 6mg 1%
Potassium 4mg 39mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0mg 0.022mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 93.18g 84.17g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 4.03g N/A
Copper 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.015mg 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
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35.6%
Contains more OtherOther +6616.7%
~equal in Carbs ~84.77g

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/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.