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

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How are taffy (candy) and mustard different?

Mustard is higher than taffy (candy) in selenium, iron, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and copper.
Mustard covers your daily need for selenium, 60% more than taffy (candy).
Taffy (candy) contains 10 times more saturated fat than mustard. Taffy (candy) contains 2.049g of saturated fat, while mustard contains 0.214g.
Taffy (candy) has a higher glycemic index (51) than mustard (32).

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Mustard, prepared, yellow 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.

Taffy (candy)

Mustard

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+687.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4966.7%
Contains more IronIron	+16000%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+204.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10700%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4685.7%

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.

Taffy (candy)

Mustard

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+440%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+532.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28150%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+6250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+366.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.7µg	33.5µg	60%
Sodium	52mg	1104mg	46%
Carbs	91.56g	5.83g	29%
Iron	0.01mg	1.61mg	20%
Manganese	0mg	0.422mg	18%
Calories	397kcal	60kcal	17%
Fiber	0g	4g	16%
Phosphorus	1mg	108mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.177mg	12%
Magnesium	0mg	48mg	11%
Saturated fat	2.049g	0.214g	8%
Copper	0mg	0.074mg	8%
Protein	0.03g	3.74g	7%
Calcium	8mg	63mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.07mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.004mg	0.254mg	5%
Choline		22.4mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.012mg	0.07mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.121g	0.774g	4%
Vitamin B3	0.002mg	0.565mg	4%
Zinc	0.21mg	0.64mg	4%
Potassium	3mg	152mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.838g	2.182g	3%
Cholesterol	9mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.36mg	2%
Vitamin A	27µg	5µg	2%
Folate	0µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	1.4µg	1%
Fats	3.33g	3.34g	0%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	91.56g	1.83g	N/A
Sugar	68.48g	0.92g	N/A
Starch		0.64g	0%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.131g	0.009g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.009mg	0%
Threonine		0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.146mg	0%
Leucine		0.292mg	0%
Lysine		0.264mg	0%
Methionine		0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.161mg	0%
Valine		0.189mg	0%
Histidine		0.119mg	0%
Fructose		0.23g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g	0.373g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.086g	0.358g	N/A