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Caramel vs. Tonic water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caramel and tonic water different?

  • Caramel has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1,2, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and potassium than tonic water.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for caramel is 20% higher.
  • Tonic water has less saturated fat.
  • Tonic water has a lower glycemic index (15) than caramel (65).

Candies, caramels and Beverages, carbonated, tonic water are the varieties 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 12% 41% 19% 5.3% 6% 12% 49% 32% 1.4% 9.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +340%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.1%

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.
Caramel
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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 1.3% 4% 9.2% 0% 26% 59% 2.8% 37% 13% 38% 4.5% 3% 4.4%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caramel Tonic water DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.478g 0g 23%
Carbs 77g 8.8g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.256mg 0mg 20%
Calories 382kcal 34kcal 17%
Phosphorus 114mg 0mg 16%
Calcium 138mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Fats 8.1g 0g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 0mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.476g 0g 11%
Sodium 245mg 12mg 10%
Protein 4.6g 0g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.103mg 0mg 9%
Potassium 214mg 0mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.542g 0g 4%
Magnesium 17mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.44mg 0.1mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0µg 3%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Iron 0.14mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0µg 2%
Choline 8mg 0mg 1%
Copper 0.018mg 0.006mg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.148mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 77g 8.8g N/A
Sugar 65.5g 8.8g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0.001mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.417mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.338mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.205mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.285mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 8% 77% 9% 2%
Protein: 4.6 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 77 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1.8 g
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +775%
Contains more OtherOther +1700%
Contains more WaterWater +971.8%

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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. Caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167974/nutrients
  2. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/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.