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

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How are taffy (candy) and garden rhubarb different?

  • Taffy (candy) is higher in monounsaturated fat; however, garden rhubarb is richer in vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, potassium, calcium, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for garden rhubarb is 24% higher.
  • Taffy (candy) contains 62 times more sugar than garden rhubarb. While taffy (candy) contains 68.48g of sugar, garden rhubarb contains only 1.1g.
  • Garden rhubarb has a lower glycemic index (13) than taffy (candy) (51).

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Rhubarb, raw 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 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
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%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +440%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taffy (candy) Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Carbs 91.56g 4.54g 29%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 29.3µg 24%
Calories 397kcal 21kcal 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Manganese 0mg 0.196mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.049g 0.053g 9%
Calcium 8mg 86mg 8%
Potassium 3mg 288mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Fats 3.33g 0.2g 5%
Magnesium 0mg 12mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.22mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.085mg 2%
Copper 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Phosphorus 1mg 14mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin A 27µg 5µg 2%
Protein 0.03g 0.9g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.838g 0.039g 2%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.024mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0.3mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.27mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.012mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.02mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 91.56g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 68.48g 1.1g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.099g 0%
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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more FatsFats +1565%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1916.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2900%
Contains more WaterWater +1830.1%
Contains more OtherOther +226.1%

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2048.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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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 rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.