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Fondant icing vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fondant icing and whey

  • Fondant icing has less vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus than whey.
  • Whey covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 12% more than fondant icing.
  • Fondant icing has 17 times more sugar than whey. While fondant icing has 88.9g of sugar, whey has only 5.14g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3925%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +225%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +216.7%

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%
Whey
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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% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Whey DV% diff.
Carbs 93.18g 5.14g 29%
Calories 373kcal 27kcal 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.158mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.383mg 8%
Phosphorus 0mg 46mg 7%
Potassium 4mg 161mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 47mg 4%
Choline 0mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.036mg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 8mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 54mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.031mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.9µg 2%
Protein 0g 0.85g 2%
Iron 0.01mg 0.06mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.23g 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.36g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 93.18g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 5.14g N/A
Copper 0.003mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.074mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.1g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1712.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +1700%
Contains more WaterWater +1281.6%
Contains more OtherOther +783.3%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.