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Oats vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are oats and butterscotch different?

  • Oats are higher than butterscotch in manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B5.
  • Oats cover your daily need for manganese, 214% more than butterscotch.
  • Oats are lower in sodium.

Oats and Candies, butterscotch types were 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.
Oats
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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%
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 +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14200%
Contains more IronIron +47100%
Contains more CopperCopper +62500%
Contains more ZincZinc +4311.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +491500%

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.
Oats
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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%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +6258.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +768.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47950%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33625%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Butterscotch DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.001mg 214%
Phosphorus 523mg 1mg 75%
Copper 0.626mg 0.001mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.012mg 63%
Iron 4.72mg 0.01mg 59%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Magnesium 177mg 0mg 42%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.09mg 35%
Protein 16.89g 0.03g 34%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.004mg 27%
Sodium 2mg 391mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0.122g 16%
Folate 56µg 0µg 14%
Potassium 429mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.016mg 9%
Carbs 66.27g 90.4g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.002mg 6%
Fats 6.9g 3.3g 6%
Calcium 54mg 4mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.217g 2.065g 4%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0.845g 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Calories 389kcal 391kcal 0%
Net carbs 55.67g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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 +56200%
Contains more FatsFats +109.1%
Contains more WaterWater +56.6%
Contains more OtherOther +68.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1977.9%

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.