Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Tortilla vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between tortilla and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing has less iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, copper, and fiber.
  • Tortilla's daily need coverage for iron is 48% more.
  • Fondant icing is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

Infographic

Tortilla 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 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
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 +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2525%
Contains more IronIron +38000%
Contains more CopperCopper +3300%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2666.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Fondant icing DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.01mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.005mg 30%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.6µg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0mg 26%
Folate 98µg 0µg 25%
Phosphorus 146mg 0mg 21%
Sodium 482mg 11mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Protein 7.28g 0g 15%
Carbs 49.94g 93.18g 14%
Manganese 0.268mg 0mg 12%
Copper 0.102mg 0.003mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.016mg 8%
Calories 237kcal 373kcal 7%
Calcium 70mg 3mg 7%
Magnesium 19mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0g 3%
Potassium 105mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0mg 3%
Fats 0.95g 0.02g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 88.9g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 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 +4650%
Contains more WaterWater +492.9%
Contains more OtherOther +3016.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.6%

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. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.