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Jerky vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between jerky and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing contains less zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, copper, choline, and selenium than jerky.
  • Jerky's daily need coverage for sodium is 90% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fondant icing is lower.
  • Jerky has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of jerky is 0, while the glycemic index of fondant icing is 43.

The food types used in this comparison are Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

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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.
Jerky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14825%
Contains more IronIron +54100%
Contains more CopperCopper +7466.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +20175%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1683.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%

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.
Jerky
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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% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
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% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2980%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +787.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Fondant icing DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 11mg 90%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.04mg 73%
Iron 5.42mg 0.01mg 68%
Protein 33.2g 0g 66%
Phosphorus 407mg 0mg 58%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0g 49%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0µg 41%
Fats 25.6g 0.02g 39%
Folate 134µg 0µg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0g 28%
Carbs 11g 93.18g 27%
Copper 0.227mg 0.003mg 25%
Choline 109.1mg 0mg 20%
Selenium 10.7µg 0.6µg 18%
Potassium 597mg 4mg 17%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.005mg 12%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.016mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0g 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.111mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Calories 410kcal 373kcal 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 9g 88.9g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +127900%
Contains more WaterWater +246.6%
Contains more OtherOther +11300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +747.1%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/nutrients
  2. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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