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Flan vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between flan and marshmallow

  • Flan has more selenium; however, marshmallow is higher in copper.
  • Flan covers your daily need for selenium, 36% more than marshmallow.
  • Flan has 31 times more potassium than marshmallow. While flan has 153mg of potassium, marshmallow has only 5mg.
  • Marshmallow has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Flan, caramel custard, dry mix and Candies, marshmallows.

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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.
Flan
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 7.2% 14% 3% 5% 1.1% 0.43% 56% 0.91% 116%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1152.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +187.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +546.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.04mg

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.
Flan
0
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%
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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flan Marshmallow DV% diff.
Selenium 21.3µg 1.7µg 36%
Sodium 432mg 80mg 15%
Copper 0.015mg 0.097mg 9%
Potassium 153mg 5mg 4%
Protein 0g 1.8g 4%
Carbs 91.6g 81.3g 3%
Calories 348kcal 318kcal 2%
Calcium 24mg 3mg 2%
Iron 0.08mg 0.23mg 2%
Phosphorus 1mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 91.6g 81.2g N/A
Magnesium 0mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0g 0.1g 0%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.078mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flan
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92% 8%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 91.6 g
Water: 7.8 g
Other: 0.6 g
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +110.3%

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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. Flan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169602/nutrients
  2. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.