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Starburst vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between starburst and fondant icing

  • Starburst is higher than fondant icing in vitamin C.
  • Starburst covers your daily vitamin C needs 65% more than fondant icing.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, STARBURST Fruit Chews, Original fruits 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0% 0.18% 0.38% 4% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 2% 4.4%
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 CopperCopper +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
~equal in Iron ~0.01mg

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 196% 0% 6.6% 0% 0.25% 0.46% 0.09% 2.1% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.75% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Starburst Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin C 58.7mg 0mg 65%
Saturated fat 7.778g 0g 35%
Fats 8.21g 0.02g 13%
Carbs 82.57g 93.18g 4%
Vitamin E 0.33mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 0µg 2%
Calories 408kcal 373kcal 2%
Phosphorus 5mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.41g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.035mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.016mg 1%
Manganese 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Copper 0.012mg 0.003mg 1%
Net carbs 82.57g 93.18g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 0mg 3mg 0%
Potassium 2mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 58.12g 88.9g N/A
Zinc 0mg 0.04mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.005mg 0mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.141g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 83% 9%
Protein: 0.41 g
Fats: 8.21 g
Carbs: 82.57 g
Water: 8.51 g
Other: 0.3 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 +40950%
Contains more WaterWater +26.3%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.8%

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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. Starburst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169590/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.