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Tomato vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomatoes and fondant icing different?

  • Fondant icing contains less vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, vitamin K, copper, and vitamin B6 than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 17% more than fondant icing.
  • Fondant icing has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of fondant icing is 43, while the glycemic index of tomatoes is 23.

Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe types were 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.
Tomato
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5825%
Contains more IronIron +2600%
Contains more CopperCopper +1866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tomato
11
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Fondant icing DV% diff.
Carbs 3.89g 93.18g 30%
Calories 18kcal 373kcal 18%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 237mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0mg 6%
Copper 0.059mg 0.003mg 6%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.114mg 0mg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.005mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.01mg 3%
Protein 0.88g 0g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.04mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0g 1%
Choline 6.7mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 3mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 88.9g N/A
Sodium 5mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.016mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 +1302.4%
Contains more OtherOther +750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2295.4%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.