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Nachos vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between nachos and fondant icing?

  • The amount of phosphorus, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin K, selenium, fiber, potassium, and magnesium in nachos is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Nachos' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 28% more.
  • Fondant icing has less saturated fat.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index (43) than nachos (75).

We used Fast foods, nachos, with cheese and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types in this article.

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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.
Nachos
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 19% 32% 28% 21% 23% 85% 41% 24% 47%
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 +2000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8950%
Contains more IronIron +7400%
Contains more CopperCopper +2033.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +2050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1333.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%

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.
Nachos
12
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 3.7% 1.7% 82% 0% 31% 31% 12% 23% 50% 8.8% 48% 7.5% 14%
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 +2360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +731.3%
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 D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nachos Fondant icing DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 14.02g 0g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.04g 0g 34%
Fats 21.5g 0.02g 33%
Phosphorus 198mg 0mg 28%
Vitamin E 4.08mg 0mg 27%
Carbs 34.91g 93.18g 19%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin K 19.3µg 0µg 16%
Selenium 8.6µg 0.6µg 15%
Fiber 3.2g 0g 13%
Sodium 313mg 11mg 13%
Starch 28.33g 12%
Potassium 362mg 4mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.123mg 0.005mg 10%
Magnesium 42mg 0mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.173g 0g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.016mg 9%
Protein 4.32g 0g 9%
Iron 0.75mg 0.01mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.187mg 0mg 8%
Copper 0.064mg 0.003mg 7%
Zinc 0.86mg 0.04mg 7%
Calcium 63mg 3mg 6%
Choline 26.4mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0mg 4%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Calories 343kcal 373kcal 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 31.71g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 2.17g 88.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.187mg 0%
Leucine 0.521mg 0%
Lysine 0.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.229mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.135mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.617g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.343g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nachos
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4% 22% 35% 37% 2%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 21.5 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 37.4 g
Other: 1.87 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 +107400%
Contains more WaterWater +454.9%
Contains more OtherOther +3016.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.9%

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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. Nachos - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170291/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.