Icing vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between icing and flour
- Flour is higher than icing in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
- Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 65% higher.
- Icing has 19 times more saturated fat than flour. While icing has 2.974g of saturated fat, flour has only 0.155g.
- Icing has a lower glycemic index (51) than flour (72).
The food types used in this comparison are Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +2100% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +400% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +214.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +2800% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +900% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +500% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +33800% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2450% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +4233.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +7750% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +63.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +2583.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +696.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2187.5% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +352.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.785mg | 65% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 33.9µg | 61% |
| Iron | 0.16mg | 4.64mg | 56% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 7.951g | 0.413g | 50% |
| Folate | 8µg | 183µg | 44% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.22mg | 5.904mg | 36% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.682mg | 30% |
| Fats | 16.23g | 0.98g | 23% |
| Protein | 0g | 10.33g | 21% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.144mg | 16% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.302mg | 0.494mg | 15% |
| Saturated fat | 2.974g | 0.155g | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 18mg | 108mg | 13% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 4.86g | 0.087g | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 13µg | 0.3µg | 11% |
| Fiber | 0g | 2.7g | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 1.53mg | 0.06mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.055mg | 0.438mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 184mg | 2mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 0.07mg | 0.7mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 1mg | 22mg | 5% |
| Calories | 418kcal | 364kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.044mg | 3% |
| Carbs | 67.89g | 76.31g | 3% |
| Potassium | 34mg | 107mg | 2% |
| Choline | 2.3mg | 10.4mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 15mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 67.89g | 73.61g | N/A |
| Sugar | 63.1g | 0.27g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.127mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.281mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.357mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.71mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.415mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.23mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +1556.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +26.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +76.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +12.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +5486.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1825.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.8% |
