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Jícama raw vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jícama raw and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing has less vitamin C, fiber, and iron.
  • Jícama raw's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 22% more.
  • Jícama raw is lower in sugar.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index than jícama raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yambean (jicama), raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
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 +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3650%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1500%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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.
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
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% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jícama raw Fondant icing DV% diff.
Carbs 8.82g 93.18g 28%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Calories 38kcal 373kcal 17%
Iron 0.6mg 0.01mg 7%
Copper 0.048mg 0.003mg 5%
Potassium 150mg 4mg 4%
Phosphorus 18mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 0mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.005mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.04mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 3.92g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 88.9g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0g 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 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 +350%
Contains more WaterWater +1236.4%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +956.5%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.