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Jerky vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jerky and gumdrop different?

  • Jerky is higher than gumdrop in zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, copper, choline, and selenium.
  • Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 89% more than gumdrop.
  • Gumdrop is lower in saturated fat.
  • Gumdrop has a higher glycemic index (78) than jerky (0).

Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces 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.
Jerky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11840%
Contains more IronIron +1255%
Contains more CopperCopper +1791.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1010%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1237.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%

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.
Jerky
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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% 0% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
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% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +992.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17220%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3480%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Gumdrop DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 44mg 89%
Zinc 8.11mg 0mg 74%
Protein 33.2g 0g 66%
Iron 5.42mg 0.4mg 63%
Phosphorus 407mg 1mg 58%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0g 49%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0µg 41%
Fats 25.6g 0g 39%
Folate 134µg 0µg 34%
Carbs 11g 98.9g 29%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0g 28%
Copper 0.227mg 0.012mg 24%
Choline 109.1mg 0mg 20%
Selenium 10.7µg 0.8µg 18%
Potassium 597mg 5mg 17%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0.005mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.006mg 12%
Magnesium 51mg 1mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0.01mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.013mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0g 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0.1g 7%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0.012mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Calories 410kcal 396kcal 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 9g 58.97g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
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33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2236%
Contains more OtherOther +6740%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +799.1%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/nutrients
  2. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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