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Icing vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between icing and beetroot

  • Icing is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin K, and vitamin E, while beetroot is higher in folate, manganese, fiber, potassium, copper, and iron.
  • Beetroot covers your daily folate needs 25% more than icing.
  • Icing has 110 times more saturated fat than beetroot. Icing has 2.974g of saturated fat, while beetroot has 0.027g.
  • Beetroot has a higher glycemic index (64) than icing (51).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Beets, raw.

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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.
Icing
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +855.9%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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.
Icing
3
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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3725%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +655%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1262.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +160.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Beetroot DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.06g 53%
Fats 16.23g 0.17g 25%
Folate 8µg 109µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.04mg 20%
Calories 418kcal 43kcal 19%
Carbs 67.89g 9.56g 19%
Manganese 0mg 0.329mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.027g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.032g 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 0.2µg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.04mg 10%
Potassium 34mg 325mg 9%
Copper 0mg 0.075mg 8%
Iron 0.16mg 0.8mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.067mg 5%
Magnesium 1mg 23mg 5%
Sodium 184mg 78mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.9mg 5%
Phosphorus 18mg 40mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.61g 3%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.35mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.155mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.334mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 2.3mg 6mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 6.76g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more FatsFats +9447.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +610.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +481.2%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
2
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15087.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13151.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients
  2. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.