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Candy bar vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are candy bar and flour different?

  • Candy bar is richer in vitamin B6, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin E, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Candy bar covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 11766% more than flour.
  • Candy bar contains 68 times more vitamin E than flour. Candy bar contains 4.1mg of vitamin E, while flour contains 0.06mg.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than candy bar (51).

Candies, peanut bar and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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 79% 23% 36% 36% 258% 107% 132% 20% 162% 26%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +420%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +280.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +437.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +462.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +82.3%
Contains more IronIron +378.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +621.3%

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.
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% 82% 0% 25% 32% 149% 50% 35308% 0% 0% 56% 16%
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +347627.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +182.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +685%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +144%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Candy bar Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.044mg 11766%
Copper 0.774mg 0.144mg 70%
Polyunsaturated fat 10.65g 0.413g 68%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.785mg 57%
Selenium 4.7µg 33.9µg 53%
Fats 33.7g 0.98g 50%
Iron 0.97mg 4.64mg 46%
Monounsaturated fat 16.721g 0.087g 42%
Zinc 3.94mg 0.7mg 29%
Phosphorus 308mg 108mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.14mg 0.494mg 27%
Vitamin E 4.1mg 0.06mg 27%
Folate 75µg 183µg 27%
Manganese 1.243mg 0.682mg 24%
Saturated fat 4.678g 0.155g 21%
Magnesium 110mg 22mg 21%
Vitamin B3 7.922mg 5.904mg 13%
Carbs 47.4g 76.31g 10%
Protein 15.5g 10.33g 10%
Potassium 407mg 107mg 9%
Calories 522kcal 364kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.83mg 0.438mg 8%
Sodium 156mg 2mg 7%
Fiber 4.1g 2.7g 6%
Calcium 78mg 15mg 6%
Choline 29.4mg 10.4mg 3%
Net carbs 43.3g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 42.22g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.52mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.534mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.986mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.545mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.185mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.787mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.638mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.385mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 34% 47% 2%
Protein: 15.5 g
Fats: 33.7 g
Carbs: 47.4 g
Water: 1.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more FatsFats +3338.8%
Contains more OtherOther +291.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61%
Contains more WaterWater +645%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 52% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.678 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.721 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 10.65 g
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19119.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2478.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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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. Candy bar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169585/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.