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Swiss cheese vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Swiss cheese and fondant icing different?

  • Swiss cheese has more vitamin B12, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and magnesium than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for Swiss cheese is 128% higher.
  • Swiss cheese has a lower glycemic index (27) than fondant icing (43).

Cheese, swiss and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used 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 24% 267% 6.4% 4.9% 16% 119% 246% 24% 3.4% 164%
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 +29566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1700%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +1466.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +10825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%

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 0% 96% 12% 0% 2.8% 70% 1.2% 21% 16% 383% 3.5% 7.5% 8.5%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1787.5%
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 C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Swiss cheese Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.06µg 0µg 128%
Calcium 890mg 3mg 89%
Saturated fat 18.227g 0g 83%
Phosphorus 574mg 0mg 82%
Protein 26.96g 0g 54%
Selenium 30µg 0.6µg 53%
Fats 30.99g 0.02g 48%
Zinc 4.37mg 0.04mg 39%
Vitamin A 288µg 0µg 32%
Cholesterol 93mg 0mg 31%
Carbs 1.44g 93.18g 31%
Vitamin B2 0.302mg 0.016mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 8.046g 0g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.341g 0g 9%
Magnesium 33mg 0mg 8%
Sodium 187mg 11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.353mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.047mg 0.003mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Choline 15.5mg 0mg 3%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 72mg 4mg 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0.01mg 2%
Calories 393kcal 373kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.005mg 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.44g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.064mg 0mg 0%
Trans fat 0.987g N/A
Tryptophan 0.401mg 0%
Threonine 1.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.537mg 0%
Leucine 2.959mg 0%
Lysine 2.585mg 0%
Methionine 0.784mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.662mg 0%
Valine 2.139mg 0%
Histidine 1.065mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.125g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.018g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.734g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 31% 38% 3%
Protein: 26.96 g
Fats: 30.99 g
Carbs: 1.44 g
Water: 37.63 g
Other: 2.98 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 +154850%
Contains more WaterWater +458.3%
Contains more OtherOther +4866.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6370.8%

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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. Swiss cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171251/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.