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Mousse vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mousse and icing

  • Mousse has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin A, vitamin B5, calcium, and copper; however, icing is richer in vitamin K.
  • Mousse's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 47% more.
  • Icing contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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.
Mousse
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +320.6%
Contains more IronIron +243.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +814.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +550%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7300%

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.
Mousse
7
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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
Icing
5
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +869.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +712.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Icing DV% diff.
Cholesterol 140mg 0mg 47%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 7.951g 47%
Saturated fat 9.151g 2.974g 28%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0µg 20%
Carbs 16.07g 67.89g 17%
Vitamin A 140µg 0µg 16%
Phosphorus 117mg 18mg 14%
Selenium 7.4µg 0.1µg 13%
Calories 225kcal 418kcal 10%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 13µg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.055mg 10%
Calcium 96mg 3mg 9%
Protein 4.14g 0g 8%
Copper 0.075mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.302mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 1.53mg 7%
Sodium 38mg 184mg 6%
Iron 0.55mg 0.16mg 5%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.07mg 5%
Magnesium 20mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.01mg 3%
Manganese 0.059mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 143mg 34mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Folate 15µg 8µg 2%
Caffeine 7mg 0mg 2%
Fats 16g 16.23g 0%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 15.47g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 14.81g 63.1g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 0.22mg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 4.86g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
3
4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +317.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +322.5%
~equal in Fats ~16.23g
~equal in Other ~0.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Mousse
1
61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +804.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.86g

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/nutrients
  2. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/nutrients

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

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