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Icing vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between icing and wheat ?

  • Icing has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 162% higher.

We used Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Wheat, durum types in this comparison.

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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
0
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%
Wheat
Wheat
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1167.6%
Contains more IronIron +2100%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5842.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2722.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89300%

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
4
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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4090%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2962.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
~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 Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.1µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0mg 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 18mg 508mg 70%
Copper 0mg 0.553mg 61%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.951g 0.978g 46%
Iron 0.16mg 3.52mg 42%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 6.738mg 41%
Zinc 0.07mg 4.16mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.419mg 34%
Magnesium 1mg 144mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.419mg 32%
Protein 0g 13.68g 27%
Fats 16.23g 2.47g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.935mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.121mg 14%
Potassium 34mg 431mg 12%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.974g 0.454g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.86g 0.344g 11%
Vitamin E 1.53mg 10%
Folate 8µg 43µg 9%
Sodium 184mg 2mg 8%
Calories 418kcal 339kcal 4%
Calcium 3mg 34mg 3%
Carbs 67.89g 71.13g 1%
Net carbs 67.89g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 63.1g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more FatsFats +557.1%
Contains more WaterWater +37.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +119.8%
~equal in Carbs ~71.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Icing
Icing
2
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1312.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +713%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.7%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.