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Icing vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between icing and maple sugar

  • Icing is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin K, and vitamin E, while maple sugar is higher in manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and calcium.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily manganese needs 192% more than icing.
  • Maple sugar is lower in saturated fat.
  • Maple sugar has a higher glycemic index (63) than icing (51).

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

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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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +705.9%
Contains more IronIron +906.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +8557.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%

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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.009mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~2.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 4.422mg 192%
Zinc 0.07mg 6.06mg 54%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.1g 52%
Fats 16.23g 0.2g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.013mg 22%
Iron 0.16mg 1.61mg 18%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.036g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.064g 12%
Copper 0mg 0.099mg 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0mg 10%
Calcium 3mg 90mg 9%
Sodium 184mg 11mg 8%
Carbs 67.89g 90.9g 8%
Potassium 34mg 274mg 7%
Magnesium 1mg 19mg 4%
Calories 418kcal 354kcal 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 3mg 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.8µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 67.89g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 84.87g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 2.1mg 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +8015%
Contains more WaterWater +88.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.9%
~equal in Other ~0.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7493.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7851%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients
  2. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.