Icing vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between icing and baby food
- Icing has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and magnesium.
- Baby food covers your daily iron needs 592% more than icing.
Food varieties used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +9900% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +24333.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1185.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +29587.5% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +3328.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2077.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +25800% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +766.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +140.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +24280% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +799.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +15679.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1852.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +437.5% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +908.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0.16mg | 47.5mg | 592% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 34.714mg | 216% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 2.438mg | 202% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 2.717mg | 186% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 733mg | 73% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 392mg | 53% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 25.9µg | 47% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 1.697g | 42% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.334mg | 37% |
| Fiber | 0g | 7.5g | 30% |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 100mg | 24% |
| Protein | 0g | 12.2g | 24% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 2.4mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 1.074mg | 20% |
| Fats | 16.23g | 4.4g | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.189mg | 15% |
| Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 3.68mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 437mg | 12% |
| Saturated fat | 2.974g | 0.769g | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 13µg | 1.5µg | 10% |
| Folate | 8µg | 43µg | 9% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 1.206g | 9% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 3mg | 8% |
| Choline | 2.3mg | 23.2mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 2.3mg | 3% |
| Calories | 418kcal | 379kcal | 2% |
| Carbs | 67.89g | 73.4g | 2% |
| Net carbs | 67.89g | 65.9g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.1g | 0.87g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 1µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.4mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 1.041mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.404mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.24mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.653mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.286mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +268.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +124.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +307.4% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +303% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +368.5% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -74.1% |
