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Salsa vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between salsa and fondant icing?

  • The amount of iron, vitamin B6, vitamin A, copper, potassium, vitamin B3, and fiber in salsa is higher than in fondant icing.
  • Salsa's daily need coverage for iron is 28% more.
  • Fondant icing has less sodium.

We used USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
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 +6650%
Contains more IronIron +22300%
Contains more CopperCopper +3100%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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.
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Fondant icing DV% diff.
Carbs 7g 93.18g 29%
Iron 2.24mg 0.01mg 28%
Sodium 430mg 11mg 18%
Calories 36kcal 373kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.096mg 0.003mg 10%
Potassium 270mg 4mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Phosphorus 30mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.5g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.016mg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.04mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 5.6g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 88.9g N/A
Selenium 0.4µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 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 +900%
Contains more WaterWater +1230.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1231.1%

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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. 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.