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Nutmeg vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between nutmeg and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, folate, and zinc.
  • Nutmeg covers your daily manganese needs 126% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of butterscotch is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, nutmeg, ground and Candies, butterscotch.

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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.
Nutmeg
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11566.7%
Contains more IronIron +30300%
Contains more CopperCopper +102600%
Contains more ZincZinc +2288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +289900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.7%

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.
Nutmeg
7
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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2783.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +256.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +64850%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +460%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Butterscotch DV% diff.
Manganese 2.9mg 0.001mg 126%
Copper 1.027mg 0.001mg 114%
Saturated fat 25.94g 2.065g 109%
Fiber 20.8g 0g 83%
Fats 36.31g 3.3g 51%
Magnesium 183mg 0mg 44%
Iron 3.04mg 0.01mg 38%
Phosphorus 213mg 1mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.012mg 28%
Folate 76µg 0µg 19%
Zinc 2.15mg 0.09mg 19%
Calcium 184mg 4mg 18%
Sodium 16mg 391mg 16%
Carbs 49.29g 90.4g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0mg 12%
Protein 5.84g 0.03g 12%
Potassium 350mg 3mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 0.002mg 8%
Calories 525kcal 391kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 0.845g 6%
Vitamin A 5µg 28µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.016mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.6µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 0.122g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Choline 8.8mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 2.99g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1000.3%
Contains more WaterWater +18.7%
Contains more OtherOther +128.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +281.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +186.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/nutrients

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

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