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Butterscotch vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterscotch and fondant icing different?

  • Butterscotch has more fats and monounsaturated fat than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for butterscotch is 17% higher.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index (43) than butterscotch (60).

Candies, butterscotch and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
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 CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +125%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~0mg
~equal in Iron ~0.01mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.6µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 9.3% 1.8% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.016mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Fondant icing DV% diff.
Sodium 391mg 11mg 17%
Saturated fat 2.065g 0g 9%
Fats 3.3g 0.02g 5%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 0g 2%
Calories 391kcal 373kcal 1%
Carbs 90.4g 93.18g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.005mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 0g 1%
Protein 0.03g 0g 0%
Weight per 100 calories 26g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.47 N/A
Net carbs 90.4g 93.18g N/A
Calcium 4mg 3mg 0%
Potassium 3mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 80.46g 88.9g N/A
Copper 0.001mg 0.003mg 0%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.04mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.016mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 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 +16400%
Contains more WaterWater +28.4%
~equal in Carbs ~93.18g

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.