Baby ruth vs. Tootsie roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baby ruth and tootsie roll

Baby ruth has more manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, tootsie roll is higher in vitamin K.
Baby ruth covers your daily saturated fat needs 56% more than tootsie roll.
Tootsie roll contains 20 times less fiber than baby ruth. Baby ruth contains 2g of fiber, while tootsie roll contains 0.1g.
Tootsie roll has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar and Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll.

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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.

Baby ruth

Tootsie roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+114.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+73.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+646.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.6%

Contains more IronIron	+27%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80.9%

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.

Baby ruth

Tootsie roll

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+495.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+320%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+317.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.056mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	12.1g	0.967g	51%
Fats	21.6g	3.31g	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.638g	0.266g	16%
Manganese	0.351mg	0.047mg	13%
Copper	0.225mg	0.13mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	5.557g	1.929g	9%
Sodium	230mg	44mg	8%
Protein	5.4g	1.59g	8%
Carbs	64.8g	87.73g	8%
Fiber	2g	0.1g	8%
Vitamin B3	1.251mg	0.21mg	7%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	9.6µg	6%
Starch		15.3g	6%
Choline	34.9mg		6%
Magnesium	43mg	22mg	5%
Phosphorus	94mg	57mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.121mg	0.07mg	4%
Calories	459kcal	387kcal	4%
Potassium	249mg	116mg	4%
Zinc	0.72mg	0.4mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.93mg	0.65mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.042mg	0.01mg	2%
Iron	0.63mg	0.8mg	2%
Caffeine	4mg	7mg	1%
Fructose		0.4g	1%
Selenium	2.5µg	2.2µg	1%
Calcium	47mg	36mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Folate	12µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.333mg	0.29mg	1%
Net carbs	62.8g	87.63g	N/A
Sugar	54g	56.32g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.056mg	0%
Trans fat	0.05g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.19mg	0%
Threonine		0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.06mg	0%
Leucine		0.11mg	0%
Lysine		0.09mg	0%
Methionine		0.01mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.05mg	0%
Valine		0.08mg	0%
Histidine		0.03mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.016g	N/A