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Halva vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between halva and fondant icing?

  • Halva has more copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium than fondant icing.
  • Halva's daily need coverage for copper is 133% higher.
  • Fondant icing is lower in saturated fat.
  • Halva has a higher glycemic index (55) than fondant icing (43).

We used Candies, halavah, plain and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
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 +4575%
Contains more IronIron +45200%
Contains more CopperCopper +39966.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +10700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1816.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%

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.
Halva
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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% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Fondant icing DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.003mg 133%
Phosphorus 607mg 0mg 87%
Iron 4.53mg 0.01mg 57%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0g 57%
Magnesium 218mg 0mg 52%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.04mg 39%
Manganese 0.873mg 0mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.005mg 35%
Fats 21.52g 0.02g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0mg 27%
Protein 12.49g 0g 25%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0g 20%
Selenium 11.5µg 0.6µg 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0mg 18%
Fiber 4.5g 0g 18%
Folate 65µg 0µg 16%
Carbs 60.49g 93.18g 11%
Sodium 195mg 11mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.016mg 6%
Calories 469kcal 373kcal 5%
Potassium 187mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 33mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 55.99g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 88.9g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 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 +107500%
Contains more OtherOther +2950%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54%
Contains more WaterWater +83.7%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.