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

Butter vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are butter and toffee different?

  • Butter is higher than toffee in vitamin A, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 150% more than toffee.
  • Butter contains 3 times more monounsaturated fat than toffee. Butter contains 23.43g of monounsaturated fat, while toffee contains 8.964g.
  • Toffee is lower in saturated fat.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index (51) than butter (0).

Butter, without salt and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe types were used in this article.

Infographic

Butter vs Toffee 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.
Butter
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Toffee
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.5%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.3%

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.
Butter
7
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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Toffee
5
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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +114.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +146.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +21.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Toffee DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 20.565g 136%
Fats 81.11g 32.75g 74%
Vitamin A 684µg 319µg 41%
Cholesterol 215mg 104mg 37%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 8.964g 36%
Carbs 0.06g 64.72g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.222g 12%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.94mg 9%
Calories 717kcal 560kcal 8%
Sodium 11mg 135mg 5%
Vitamin K 7µg 2.8µg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.11µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.068mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Potassium 24mg 51mg 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 32mg 1%
Calcium 24mg 34mg 1%
Copper 0.016mg 0.003mg 1%
Protein 0.85g 1.07g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 64.72g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 0.06g 63.47g N/A
Zinc 0.09mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 1µg 0.8µg 0%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 0.029mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.134mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Folate 3µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Toffee
3
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more FatsFats +147.7%
Contains more WaterWater +3161.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107766.7%
Contains more OtherOther +2175%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Toffee
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +161.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +146.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.3%

People also compare

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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/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.