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Ice cream vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between ice cream and fondant icing

  • Ice cream is richer than fondant icing in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, zinc, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for ice cream is 34% higher.
  • Fondant icing contains less saturated fat.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index than ice cream.

Food types used in this article are Ice creams, vanilla 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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
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 +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4875%
Contains more IronIron +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +666.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1625%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1400%
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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ice cream Fondant icing DV% diff.
Saturated fat 6.79g 0g 31%
Carbs 23.6g 93.18g 23%
Fats 11g 0.02g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.24mg 0.016mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 0µg 16%
Cholesterol 44mg 0mg 15%
Phosphorus 105mg 0mg 15%
Calcium 128mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin A 118µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.581mg 0mg 12%
Calories 207kcal 373kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.969g 0g 7%
Protein 3.5g 0g 7%
Zinc 0.69mg 0.04mg 6%
Potassium 199mg 4mg 6%
Choline 26mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 80mg 11mg 3%
Fiber 0.7g 0g 3%
Magnesium 14mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.452g 0g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.005mg 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0mg 2%
Copper 0.023mg 0.003mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.116mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 22.9g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 21.22g 88.9g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 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 +54900%
Contains more WaterWater +805%
Contains more OtherOther +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +294.8%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.