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Ground beef vs. Toffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground beef and toffee different?

  • Ground beef is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper, while toffee is higher in vitamin A.
  • Ground beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 99% more than toffee.
  • Ground beef contains 139 times more vitamin B3 than toffee. Ground beef contains 4.026mg of vitamin B3, while toffee contains 0.029mg.
  • Ground beef is lower in saturated fat.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index (51) than ground beef (0).

Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe 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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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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 +325%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +372.5%
Contains more IronIron +7466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +418.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2287.5%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13782.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +282.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3355.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2163.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +250%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +10533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +683.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Toffee DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 0.11µg 99%
Saturated fat 6.073g 20.565g 66%
Zinc 5.84mg 0.12mg 52%
Protein 23.87g 1.07g 46%
Vitamin A 3µg 319µg 35%
Selenium 19.1µg 0.8µg 33%
Iron 2.27mg 0.03mg 28%
Fats 15.37g 32.75g 27%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 0.029mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.009mg 23%
Carbs 0g 64.72g 22%
Phosphorus 166mg 32mg 19%
Calories 241kcal 560kcal 16%
Choline 73.2mg 13%
Copper 0.079mg 0.003mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 0.068mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 0.134mg 8%
Potassium 241mg 51mg 6%
Cholesterol 88mg 104mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.94mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 1.222g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 8.964g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.008mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 4mg 3%
Sodium 73mg 135mg 3%
Folate 7µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 0g 64.72g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Calcium 33mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 0g 63.47g N/A
Manganese 0.009mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 2.8µg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Toffee
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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 +2130.8%
Contains more WaterWater +10512.7%
Contains more OtherOther +162.6%
Contains more FatsFats +113.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Toffee
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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 -70.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +22.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +199.5%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. 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.