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Icing vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between icing and sugar

  • Sugar has less vitamin B2, vitamin K, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Icing covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 22% more than sugar.
  • The glycemic index of sugar is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Sugars, granulated.

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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
6
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%
Sugar
Sugar
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1600%
Contains more IronIron +220%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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
8
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%
Sugar
Sugar
0
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1489.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Icing Sugar DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0g 53%
Fats 16.23g 0g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.019mg 22%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0g 12%
Carbs 67.89g 99.98g 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 0mg 10%
Sodium 184mg 1mg 8%
Phosphorus 18mg 0mg 3%
Calories 418kcal 387kcal 2%
Folate 8µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0mg 0.007mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 34mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Iron 0.16mg 0.05mg 1%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.01mg 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 99.98g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 63.1g 99.8g N/A
Manganese 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
Icing
3
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Sugar
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +75250%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.3%
~equal in Protein ~0g

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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. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.