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Marshmallow vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and spread different?

  • Spread has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, choline, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2 than marshmallow.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for spread is 47% higher.
  • Marshmallow has less sodium.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index (0) than marshmallow (62).

Candies, marshmallows and Sandwich spread, pork, beef are the varieties 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Spread
Spread
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2100%
Contains more IronIron +243.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +34%
Contains more ZincZinc +2450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +637.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +470.6%

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%
Spread
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +62200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 80mg 1013mg 41%
Saturated fat 0.056g 5.977g 27%
Fats 0.2g 17.34g 26%
Carbs 81.3g 11.94g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 7.584g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 2.565g 17%
Selenium 1.7µg 9.7µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.172mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 38mg 13%
Protein 1.8g 7.66g 12%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.74mg 12%
Choline 0.1mg 62.3mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 1.73mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.134mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.43mg 9%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.02mg 9%
Phosphorus 8mg 59mg 7%
Iron 0.23mg 0.79mg 7%
Calories 318kcal 235kcal 4%
Copper 0.097mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 22IU 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Potassium 5mg 110mg 3%
Calcium 3mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 2mg 8mg 1%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.026mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.6µg 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.279mg 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
Spread
Spread
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8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +580.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +325.6%
Contains more FatsFats +8570%
Contains more WaterWater +267.6%
Contains more OtherOther +826.7%

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
Spread
Spread
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37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9380%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5357.4%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.