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Garden rhubarb vs. Taffy (candy) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garden rhubarb and taffy (candy) different?

  • Garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, calcium, and fiber; however, taffy (candy) is richer in monounsaturated fat.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden rhubarb is 24% higher.
  • Garden rhubarb has less saturated fat.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index (13) than taffy (candy) (51).

Rhubarb, raw and Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9500%
Contains more IronIron +2100%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2025%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Taffy (candy) DV% diff.
Carbs 4.54g 91.56g 29%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.3µg 24%
Calories 21kcal 397kcal 19%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Manganese 0.196mg 0mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.053g 2.049g 9%
Calcium 86mg 8mg 8%
Potassium 288mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Fats 0.2g 3.33g 5%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Iron 0.22mg 0.01mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.004mg 2%
Copper 0.021mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 14mg 1mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 27µg 2%
Protein 0.9g 0.03g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.838g 2%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.002mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.028mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 2.74g 91.56g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 68.48g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.131g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 0.121g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2900%
Contains more WaterWater +1830.1%
Contains more OtherOther +226.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1565%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1916.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2048.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.2%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/nutrients
  2. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/nutrients

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

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