Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Spices
  4. Table salt
  5. Compare
  6. Table salt vs. Fondant icing

Table salt vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between table salt and fondant icing?

  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% higher.
  • Fondant icing has 8 times less calcium than table salt. Table salt has 24mg of calcium, while fondant icing has 3mg.
  • Fondant icing is lower in sodium.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index (43) than table salt (0).

We used Salt, table and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types in this comparison.

Infographic

Table salt vs Fondant icing infographic
Infographic link

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% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100%
Contains more IronIron +3200%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
~equal in Phosphorus ~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.
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Fondant icing DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 11mg 1685%
Carbs 0g 93.18g 31%
Calories 0kcal 373kcal 19%
Iron 0.33mg 0.01mg 4%
Manganese 0.1mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.03mg 0.003mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 3mg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 0g 93.18g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0mg 0%
Potassium 8mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more OtherOther +166233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3270%
~equal in Protein ~0g

People also compare

Table salt
Table salt vs Sugar
Sugar
Table salt
Table salt vs Black pepper
Black pepper
Table salt
Table salt vs Garlic powder
Garlic powder
Fondant icing
Fondant icing vs Fudge
Fudge
Fondant icing
Fondant icing vs Gumdrop
Gumdrop
Fondant icing
Fondant icing vs Jelly bean
Jelly bean

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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.