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Icing vs. Egg white — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between icing and egg whites

  • Icing has more vitamin K, vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, egg whites have more selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for egg whites is 36% higher.
  • Icing has a higher glycemic index than egg whites.

Food types used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Egg, white, raw, fresh.

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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
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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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +379.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19900%
~equal in Sodium ~166mg

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
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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% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Egg white DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0g 53%
Selenium 0.1µg 20µg 36%
Fats 16.23g 0.17g 25%
Protein 0g 10.9g 22%
Carbs 67.89g 0.73g 22%
Calories 418kcal 52kcal 18%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0g 12%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.439mg 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0mg 10%
Potassium 34mg 163mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Copper 0mg 0.023mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.19mg 3%
Magnesium 1mg 11mg 2%
Folate 8µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.105mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.004mg 1%
Iron 0.16mg 0.08mg 1%
Sodium 184mg 166mg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 0.73g N/A
Calcium 3mg 7mg 0%
Sugar 63.1g 0.71g N/A
Zinc 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Phosphorus 18mg 15mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more FatsFats +9447.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9200%
Contains more OtherOther +28.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +481.1%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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