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Marshmallow vs. Baby ruth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between marshmallow and baby ruth?

  • Baby ruth is richer than marshmallow in manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B2, fiber, vitamin B3, potassium, and vitamin B5.
  • Baby ruth's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 60% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in marshmallow is lower.

We used Candies, marshmallows and Candies, NESTLE, BABY RUTH Bar 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 14% 22% 24% 75% 20% 40% 30% 46% 14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4880%
Contains more IronIron +173.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +132%
Contains more ZincZinc +1700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1075%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4287.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.1%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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% 19% 0% 15% 28% 23% 20% 9.7% 7.5% 5.8% 9% 19%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1503.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6560%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more CholineCholine +34800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Baby ruth DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.056g 12.1g 55%
Fats 0.2g 21.6g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 2.638g 17%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.351mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 5.557g 14%
Copper 0.097mg 0.225mg 14%
Phosphorus 8mg 94mg 12%
Magnesium 2mg 43mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.121mg 9%
Fiber 0.1g 2g 8%
Calories 318kcal 459kcal 7%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.333mg 7%
Protein 1.8g 5.4g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 1.251mg 7%
Sodium 80mg 230mg 7%
Potassium 5mg 249mg 7%
Carbs 81.3g 64.8g 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.93mg 6%
Choline 0.1mg 34.9mg 6%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.72mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.058mg 5%
Iron 0.23mg 0.63mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.042mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Folate 1µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 4mg 1%
Selenium 1.7µg 2.5µg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 62.8g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 54g N/A
Trans fat 0.05g N/A
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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
5% 22% 65% 7%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 21.6 g
Carbs: 64.8 g
Water: 6.99 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.5%
Contains more WaterWater +134.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +200%
Contains more FatsFats +10700%
Contains more OtherOther +303.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
60% 27% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 12.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.557 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.638 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6846.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5512.8%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/nutrients
  2. Baby ruth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167582/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.