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Icing vs. Seaweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between icing and seaweed

  • Icing has more vitamin B2; however, seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Seaweed covers your daily vitamin K needs 44% more than icing.
  • Seaweed contains 12 times less saturated fat than icing. Icing contains 2.974g of saturated fat, while seaweed contains 0.247g.

Food varieties used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Seaweed, kelp, 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
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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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.8%
Contains more IronIron +1681.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1657.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
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
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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 10% 2% 17% 0% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135% 7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1067.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +407.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2150%
Contains more CholineCholine +456.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Seaweed DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.047g 53%
Vitamin K 13µg 66µg 44%
Folate 8µg 180µg 43%
Iron 0.16mg 2.85mg 34%
Magnesium 1mg 121mg 29%
Fats 16.23g 0.56g 24%
Calories 418kcal 43kcal 19%
Carbs 67.89g 9.57g 19%
Calcium 3mg 168mg 17%
Copper 0mg 0.13mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.247g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.098g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.642mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.15mg 12%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.23mg 11%
Manganese 0mg 0.2mg 9%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0.87mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.68g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.05mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 42mg 3%
Choline 2.3mg 12.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.47mg 2%
Sodium 184mg 233mg 2%
Potassium 34mg 89mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 8.27g N/A
Sugar 63.1g 0.6g N/A
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A

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
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Contains more FatsFats +2798.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +609.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +441.3%
Contains more OtherOther +716%

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
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4859.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16817%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.