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

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A recap on the differences between taffy (candy) and garden cress

  • Taffy (candy) has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and iron.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 451% more than taffy (candy).

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Cress, garden, raw.

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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 0% 2.4% 0.26% 0.38% 0% 5.7% 0.43% 6.8% 0% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +912.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20100%
Contains more IronIron +12900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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% 9% 1.8% 0% 7% 2.8% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 1.3% 0.75% 0% 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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1181.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5950%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taffy (candy) Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 541.9µg 451%
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 27µg 346µg 35%
Carbs 91.56g 5.5g 29%
Manganese 0mg 0.553mg 24%
Folate 0µg 80µg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.012mg 0.26mg 19%
Copper 0mg 0.17mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.247mg 19%
Calories 397kcal 32kcal 18%
Potassium 3mg 606mg 18%
Iron 0.01mg 1.3mg 16%
Phosphorus 1mg 76mg 11%
Magnesium 0mg 38mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.049g 0.023g 9%
Calcium 8mg 81mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 1mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.242mg 5%
Protein 0.03g 2.6g 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.7mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.08mg 4%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Fats 3.33g 0.7g 4%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 52mg 14mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.838g 0.239g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.228g 1%
Net carbs 91.56g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 68.48g 4.4g N/A
Zinc 0.21mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 92% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 91.56 g
Water: 4.85 g
Other: 0.23 g
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more FatsFats +375.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1564.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +8566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1743.3%
Contains more OtherOther +682.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.838 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.4%

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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. Taffy (candy) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169670/nutrients
  2. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.