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Provolone vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between provolone and butterscotch

  • Butterscotch has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin A.
  • Provolone covers your daily calcium needs 75% more than butterscotch.
  • Butterscotch has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of butterscotch is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, provolone 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
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 +18800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4500%
Contains more IronIron +5100%
Contains more CopperCopper +2500%
Contains more ZincZinc +3488.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2316.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.4%

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% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +742.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1906.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +633.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +1825%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Butterscotch DV% diff.
Calcium 756mg 4mg 75%
Phosphorus 496mg 1mg 71%
Saturated fat 17.078g 2.065g 68%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Protein 25.58g 0.03g 51%
Fats 26.62g 3.3g 36%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.09mg 29%
Carbs 2.14g 90.4g 29%
Selenium 14.5µg 0.6µg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.016mg 23%
Vitamin A 236µg 28µg 23%
Sodium 876mg 391mg 21%
Cholesterol 69mg 9mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.845g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.004mg 9%
Magnesium 28mg 0mg 7%
Iron 0.52mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.122g 4%
Potassium 138mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 0.8mg 3%
Copper 0.026mg 0.001mg 3%
Folate 10µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 0.3µg 2%
Calories 351kcal 391kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 0.56g 80.46g N/A
Manganese 0.01mg 0.001mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 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 +85166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +706.7%
Contains more WaterWater +680%
Contains more OtherOther +361.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4124.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 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 +774.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +530.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.9%

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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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/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.