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Brazil nut vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brazil nut and fondant icing?

  • The amount of selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin E, zinc, and iron in brazil nut is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3484% more.
  • Fondant icing has less saturated fat.
  • Brazil nut has a lower glycemic index (10) than fondant icing (43).

We used Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
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 +5233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16375%
Contains more IronIron +24200%
Contains more CopperCopper +58000%
Contains more ZincZinc +10050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +319400%

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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12240%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brazil nut Fondant icing DV% diff.
Selenium 1917µg 0.6µg 3484%
Copper 1.743mg 0.003mg 193%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 0g 163%
Phosphorus 725mg 0mg 104%
Fats 67.1g 0.02g 103%
Magnesium 376mg 0mg 90%
Saturated fat 16.134g 0g 73%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 0g 60%
Manganese 1.223mg 0mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.617mg 0.005mg 51%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 0mg 38%
Zinc 4.06mg 0.04mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Iron 2.43mg 0.01mg 30%
Protein 14.32g 0g 29%
Carbs 11.74g 93.18g 27%
Potassium 659mg 4mg 19%
Calcium 160mg 3mg 16%
Calories 659kcal 373kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.101mg 0mg 8%
Folate 22µg 0µg 6%
Choline 28.8mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.184mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.295mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 4.24g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 88.9g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Sodium 3mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 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 +335400%
Contains more OtherOther +5600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +693.7%
Contains more WaterWater +97.1%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/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.