Payday vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between payday and fondant icing
- Fondant icing has less vitamin B3, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B6, and vitamin E.
- Payday's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 45% more.
- Fondant icing is lower in saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, HERSHEYS, PAYDAY Bar 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +3033.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +18025% |
Contains more IronIron | +19100% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +10733.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +3825% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +750% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1560% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +618.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B3 | 7.166mg | 0mg | 45% |
Manganese | 0.912mg | 0mg | 40% |
Fats | 25g | 0.02g | 38% |
Copper | 0.325mg | 0.003mg | 36% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.691g | 0g | 31% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.467g | 0g | 31% |
Phosphorus | 197mg | 0mg | 28% |
Protein | 13.44g | 0g | 27% |
Iron | 1.92mg | 0.01mg | 24% |
Saturated fat | 4.806g | 0g | 22% |
Magnesium | 90mg | 0mg | 21% |
Potassium | 725mg | 4mg | 21% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.235mg | 0mg | 18% |
Vitamin E | 2.47mg | 0mg | 16% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 0g | 15% |
Zinc | 1.57mg | 0.04mg | 14% |
Folate | 51µg | 0µg | 13% |
Carbs | 52.88g | 93.18g | 13% |
Sodium | 231mg | 11mg | 10% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.521mg | 0mg | 10% |
Calcium | 94mg | 3mg | 9% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.115mg | 0.016mg | 8% |
Selenium | 5.1µg | 0.6µg | 8% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.083mg | 0.005mg | 7% |
Choline | 35.6mg | 0mg | 6% |
Calories | 490kcal | 373kcal | 6% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.02µg | 0µg | 1% |
Starch | 2.19g | 1% | |
Net carbs | 49.08g | 93.18g | N/A |
Sugar | 40.32g | 88.9g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.133mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.457mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.486mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.879mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.515mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.166mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.687mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.565mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.337mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.023g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.002g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
13.44 g
Fats:
25 g
Carbs:
52.88 g
Water:
6.97 g
Other:
1.71 g
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 | +124900% |
Contains more OtherOther | +2750% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +76.2% |
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Water
~6.74g