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Fondant icing vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fondant icing and tofu?

  • Tofu has more iron, calcium, manganese, copper, selenium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and choline than fondant icing.
  • Tofu's daily need coverage for iron is 67% higher.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index (43) than tofu (15).

We used Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate types in this comparison.

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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%
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2925%
Contains more IronIron +53500%
Contains more CopperCopper +6333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1383.3%

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%
Tofu
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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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1520%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +225%
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 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Tofu DV% diff.
Iron 0.01mg 5.36mg 67%
Calcium 3mg 350mg 35%
Carbs 93.18g 1.87g 30%
Manganese 0mg 0.605mg 26%
Copper 0.003mg 0.193mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 2.699g 18%
Protein 0g 8.08g 16%
Calories 373kcal 76kcal 15%
Selenium 0.6µg 8.9µg 15%
Phosphorus 0mg 97mg 14%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.8mg 7%
Fats 0.02g 4.78g 7%
Magnesium 0mg 30mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.081mg 6%
Choline 0mg 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.047mg 4%
Folate 0µg 15µg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 1.056g 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.691g 3%
Potassium 4mg 121mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.052mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.068mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.195mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 93.18g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 11mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 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
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4882.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +23800%
Contains more WaterWater +1154.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%

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. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/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.