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Fondant icing vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fondant icing and maple sugar different?

  • Maple sugar has more manganese, zinc, iron, copper, calcium, and potassium than fondant icing.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for maple sugar is 192% higher.
  • Fondant icing has a lower glycemic index (43) than maple sugar (63).

Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Sugars, maple 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% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6750%
Contains more IronIron +16000%
Contains more CopperCopper +3200%
Contains more ZincZinc +15050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fondant icing Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 4.422mg 192%
Zinc 0.04mg 6.06mg 55%
Iron 0.01mg 1.61mg 20%
Copper 0.003mg 0.099mg 11%
Calcium 3mg 90mg 9%
Potassium 4mg 274mg 8%
Magnesium 0mg 19mg 5%
Calories 373kcal 354kcal 1%
Carbs 93.18g 90.9g 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.048mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.1g 1%
Protein 0g 0.1g 0%
Weight per 100 calories 27g 28g N/A
Fats 0.02g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 93.18g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 88.9g 84.87g N/A
Phosphorus 0mg 3mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Choline 0mg 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.064g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
Contains more WaterWater +18.7%
~equal in Carbs ~90.9g

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/nutrients
  2. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.