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Icing vs. Cocoa solids — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between icing and cocoa solids

  • Icing has less copper, iron, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and selenium.
  • Cocoa solids cover your daily copper needs 421% more than icing.
  • The glycemic index of icing is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened.

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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
Icing
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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 356% 38% 134% 520% 1263% 186% 315% 2.7% 500% 78%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +49800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4382.4%
Contains more IronIron +8562.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +9628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3977.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14200%

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
Icing
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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% 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 0% 0% 2% 0% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1430%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +420%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +893.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +361.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +421.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Cocoa solids DV% diff.
Copper 0mg 3.788mg 421%
Iron 0.16mg 13.86mg 171%
Manganese 0mg 3.837mg 167%
Fiber 0g 37g 148%
Magnesium 1mg 499mg 119%
Phosphorus 18mg 734mg 102%
Zinc 0.07mg 6.81mg 61%
Caffeine 0mg 230mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.44g 50%
Potassium 34mg 1524mg 44%
Protein 0g 19.6g 39%
Selenium 0.1µg 14.3µg 26%
Saturated fat 2.974g 8.07g 23%
Calcium 3mg 128mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 2.185mg 12%
Calories 418kcal 228kcal 10%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.118mg 9%
Vitamin K 13µg 2.5µg 9%
Sodium 184mg 21mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.078mg 6%
Folate 8µg 32µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.241mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.254mg 4%
Fats 16.23g 13.7g 4%
Carbs 67.89g 57.9g 3%
Choline 2.3mg 12mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 4.57g 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 20.9g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 1.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.293mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.76mg 0%
Leucine 1.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.983mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.177mg 0%
Histidine 0.339mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
Icing
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16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +18.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.3%
Contains more WaterWater +402.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +616%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
Icing
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19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.07 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.57 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1707%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.57g

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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. Cocoa solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/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.