Fondant icing vs. Skittles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fondant icing and skittles

Fondant icing has less vitamin C and fats.
Skittles' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 75% more.
Skittles have a higher glycemic index than fondant icing.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Wild Berry Bite Size Candies.

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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.

Fondant icing

Skittles

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~mg

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Fondant icing

Skittles

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	0mg	67.1mg	75%
Saturated fat	0g	4.115g	19%
Fats	0.02g	4.25g	7%
Calories	373kcal	402kcal	1%
Carbs	93.18g	90.76g	1%
Selenium	0.6µg		1%
Vitamin B2	0.016mg		1%
Protein	0g	0.19g	0%
Weight per 100 calories	27g	25g	N/A
Net carbs	93.18g	90.76g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	0mg	0%
Potassium	4mg		0%
Iron	0.01mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	88.9g	75.92g	N/A
Copper	0.003mg		0%
Zinc	0.04mg		0%
Sodium	11mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.005mg		0%
Trans fat		0.074g	N/A