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Butterfinger vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are butterfinger and corn syrup different?

  • Corn syrup contains less manganese, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, vitamin E, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber than butterfinger.
  • Butterfinger covers your daily need for saturated fat, 48% more than corn syrup.
  • Corn syrup contains less saturated fat.

Candies, NESTLE, BUTTERFINGER Bar and Syrups, corn, dark types were used in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 11% 19% 30% 64% 27% 42% 30% 64% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400%
Contains more IronIron +113.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +264.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +781.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.6%
~equal in Selenium ~2.9µg

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.
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% 0% 34% 0% 30% 14% 50% 22% 16% 5% 5.5% 21% 8.2%
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +588.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13145%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1508.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +12.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterfinger Corn syrup DV% diff.
Saturated fat 9.5g 0g 43%
Fats 18.9g 0g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.164g 0g 21%
Manganese 0.49mg 0.1mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.649mg 0.02mg 16%
Copper 0.193mg 0.053mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.119g 0g 13%
Phosphorus 97mg 11mg 12%
Protein 5.4g 0g 11%
Vitamin E 1.72mg 0mg 11%
Magnesium 48mg 8mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.121mg 0.011mg 9%
Calories 459kcal 286kcal 9%
Zinc 1mg 0.04mg 9%
Fiber 2g 0g 8%
Folate 28µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.37mg 0.023mg 7%
Potassium 220mg 44mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.069mg 0.009mg 5%
Iron 0.79mg 0.37mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.062mg 0.009mg 4%
Sodium 230mg 155mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 36mg 18mg 2%
Carbs 72.9g 77.59g 2%
Net carbs 70.9g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 45.9g 77.59g N/A
Selenium 2.9µg 2.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.04g N/A
Choline 15mg 13.3mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 19% 73%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 72.9 g
Water: 1.23 g
Other: 1.57 g
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +292.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1689.4%
~equal in Carbs ~77.59g

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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. Butterfinger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167565/nutrients
  2. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.