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Cereal vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and toffee

  • Toffee contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin A than cereal.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 523% higher.
  • Toffee contains 1135 times less iron than cereal. Cereal contains 34.06mg of iron, while toffee contains 0.03mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in cereal is lower.
  • Toffee has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of toffee is 51, while the glycemic index of cereal is 69.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe.

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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.
Cereal
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Toffee
2
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.9%
Contains more IronIron +113433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +4466.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +6233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +687.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83%

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.
Cereal
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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Toffee
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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +19150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +155.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5591.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102037.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66411.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1075%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Toffee DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.008mg 523%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.009mg 460%
Iron 34.06mg 0.03mg 425%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.068mg 292%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.029mg 185%
Saturated fat 0.26g 20.565g 92%
Zinc 7.6mg 0.12mg 68%
Vitamin A 814µg 319µg 55%
Fats 1.08g 32.75g 49%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 0.2mg 43%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Manganese 0.79mg 0.002mg 34%
Sodium 795mg 135mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 8.964g 22%
Copper 0.137mg 0.003mg 15%
Protein 6.06g 1.07g 10%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.8µg 10%
Calories 378kcal 560kcal 9%
Carbs 86.85g 64.72g 7%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.94mg 6%
Fiber 1.4g 0g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 1.222g 6%
Phosphorus 77mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 4mg 4%
Potassium 105mg 51mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Folate 2µg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 64.72g N/A
Sugar 10.35g 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
4
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Toffee
1
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +466.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.2%
Contains more WaterWater +587.3%
Contains more OtherOther +145.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2932.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
1
32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Toffee
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4294.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +245.2%

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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. 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.