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Ground beef vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ground beef and fondant icing

  • Ground beef is richer than fondant icing in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground beef is 104% higher.
  • Ground beef has a lower glycemic index than fondant icing.

Food types used in this article are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5925%
Contains more IronIron +22600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +14500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3083.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.9%

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +920%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +968.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0µg 104%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.04mg 53%
Protein 23.87g 0g 48%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.6µg 34%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Saturated fat 6.073g 0g 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.01mg 28%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0mg 24%
Fats 15.37g 0.02g 24%
Phosphorus 166mg 0mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 0g 18%
Choline 73.2mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.016mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0.003mg 8%
Calories 241kcal 373kcal 7%
Potassium 241mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.005mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 73mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +76750%
Contains more WaterWater +766%
Contains more OtherOther +3883.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.