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Marshmallow vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between marshmallow and halva

  • Marshmallow has less copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and selenium than halva.
  • Halva covers your daily need for copper, 123% more than marshmallow.
  • Marshmallow has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, marshmallows and Candies, halavah, plain.

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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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3640%
Contains more IronIron +1869.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1139.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +10700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7487.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10812.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +576.5%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3561.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3380%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +6400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Halva DV% diff.
Copper 0.097mg 1.202mg 123%
Phosphorus 8mg 607mg 86%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 8.481g 56%
Iron 0.23mg 4.53mg 54%
Magnesium 2mg 218mg 51%
Zinc 0.04mg 4.32mg 39%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.873mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.424mg 35%
Fats 0.2g 21.52g 33%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.348mg 27%
Protein 1.8g 12.49g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 0.056g 4.127g 19%
Selenium 1.7µg 11.5µg 18%
Fiber 0.1g 4.5g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 2.856mg 17%
Folate 1µg 65µg 16%
Calories 318kcal 469kcal 8%
Carbs 81.3g 60.49g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.088mg 7%
Sodium 80mg 195mg 5%
Potassium 5mg 187mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.174mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 81.2g 55.99g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.4%
Contains more WaterWater +346.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +593.9%
Contains more FatsFats +10660%
Contains more OtherOther +510%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10142.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17944.7%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.