Table salt vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between table salt and icing?

Icing is richer than table salt in vitamin B2, vitamin K, vitamin E, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1677% more.
Table salt has 8 times more calcium than icing. While table salt has 24mg of calcium, icing has only 3mg.
The amount of sodium in icing is lower.
The glycemic index of table salt is lower.

We used Salt, table and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat 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.

Table salt

Icing

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more IronIron	+106.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~1mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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.

Table salt

Icing

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	38758mg	184mg	1677%
Polyunsaturated fat	0g	7.951g	53%
Fats	0g	16.23g	25%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.302mg	23%
Carbs	0g	67.89g	23%
Calories	0kcal	418kcal	21%
Saturated fat	0g	2.974g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	4.86g	12%
Vitamin K	0µg	13µg	11%
Vitamin E	0mg	1.53mg	10%
Manganese	0.1mg	0mg	4%
Copper	0.03mg	0mg	3%
Phosphorus	0mg	18mg	3%
Calcium	24mg	3mg	2%
Folate	0µg	8µg	2%
Iron	0.33mg	0.16mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.055mg	1%
Potassium	8mg	34mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.01mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	67.89g	N/A
Magnesium	1mg	1mg	0%
Sugar	0g	63.1g	N/A
Zinc	0.1mg	0.07mg	0%
Selenium	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Choline	0mg	2.3mg	0%