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.
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 | +∞% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Calcium | 3mg | 879mg | 88% |
Sodium | 11mg | 572mg | 24% |
Protein | 0g | 2.06g | 4% |
Carbs | 93.18g | 84.77g | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.08mg | 2% |
Iron | 0.01mg | 0.16mg | 2% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.6g | 2% |
Calories | 373kcal | 347kcal | 1% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 8mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.005mg | 0.015mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Manganese | 0mg | 0.022mg | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.015mg | 1% |
Starch | 3.52g | 1% | |
Potassium | 4mg | 39mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 0mg | 6mg | 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
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0.02 g
Carbs:
93.18 g
Water:
6.74 g
Other:
0.06 g
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% |
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Carbs
~84.77g