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Marshmallow vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between marshmallow and oats

  • Oats are richer than marshmallow in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for oats is 213% higher.

Food types used in this article are Candies, marshmallows and Oats.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +8750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8480%
Contains more IronIron +1952.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +545.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +9825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6437.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61350%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1132.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26880%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +5500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Oats DV% diff.
Manganese 0.008mg 4.916mg 213%
Phosphorus 8mg 523mg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.763mg 64%
Copper 0.097mg 0.626mg 59%
Iron 0.23mg 4.72mg 56%
Fiber 0.1g 10.6g 42%
Magnesium 2mg 177mg 42%
Zinc 0.04mg 3.97mg 36%
Protein 1.8g 16.89g 30%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 1.349mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 2.535g 17%
Folate 1µg 56µg 14%
Potassium 5mg 429mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.139mg 11%
Fats 0.2g 6.9g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.119mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 0.961mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 2.178g 5%
Calcium 3mg 54mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.056g 1.217g 5%
Carbs 81.3g 66.27g 5%
Calories 318kcal 389kcal 4%
Selenium 1.7µg 3%
Sodium 80mg 2mg 3%
Net carbs 81.2g 55.67g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.405mg 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
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.7%
Contains more WaterWater +99.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +838.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3350%
Contains more OtherOther +473.3%

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
Oats
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.217 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.178 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2622.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5293.6%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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.