Chewing gum vs. Tootsie roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chewing gum and tootsie roll?

Chewing gum is higher in fiber, yet tootsie roll is higher in copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin K, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
Tootsie roll's daily need coverage for copper is 14% more.
Chewing gum has 24 times more fiber than tootsie roll. While chewing gum has 2.4g of fiber, tootsie roll has only 0.1g.
The amount of saturated fat in chewing gum is lower.

We used Chewing gum and Candies, TOOTSIE ROLL, chocolate-flavor roll types 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.

Chewing gum

Tootsie roll

Contains less SodiumSodium

-97.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5700%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+266.7%

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.

Chewing gum

Tootsie roll

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 KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0mg	0.13mg	14%
Iron	0mg	0.8mg	10%
Fiber	2.4g	0.1g	9%
Vitamin K	0µg	9.6µg	8%
Phosphorus	0mg	57mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.29mg	6%
Starch		15.3g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	1.929g	5%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.056mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.07mg	5%
Magnesium	0mg	22mg	5%
Fats	0.3g	3.31g	5%
Calcium	0mg	36mg	4%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.65mg	4%
Saturated fat	0.042g	0.967g	4%
Zinc	0mg	0.4mg	4%
Potassium	2mg	116mg	3%
Selenium	0.6µg	2.2µg	3%
Carbs	96.7g	87.73g	3%
Protein	0g	1.59g	3%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Sodium	1mg	44mg	2%
Manganese	0mg	0.047mg	2%
Caffeine	0mg	7mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.137g	0.266g	1%
Fructose		0.4g	1%
Calories	360kcal	387kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.01mg	1%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.21mg	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	94.3g	87.63g	N/A
Sugar	66.08g	56.32g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.19mg	0%
Threonine		0.04mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.06mg	0%
Leucine		0.11mg	0%
Lysine		0.09mg	0%
Methionine		0.01mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.05mg	0%
Valine		0.08mg	0%
Histidine		0.03mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.016g	N/A