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

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How are taffy (candy) and sherbet different?

  • Sherbet has more vitamin B2, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B12 than taffy (candy).
  • Taffy (candy) contains 3 times more sugar than sherbet. While taffy (candy) contains 68.48g of sugar, sherbet contains only 24.32g.

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Sherbet, orange 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 16% 8.5% 5.3% 9.3% 13% 17% 6% 1.4% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +575%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3100%
Contains more IronIron +1300%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%

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 7.7% 4% 0.2% 0% 6.8% 22% 1.2% 13% 5.3% 16% 0% 3% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +708.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3050%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1200%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.027mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taffy (candy) Sherbet DV% diff.
Carbs 91.56g 30.4g 20%
Calories 397kcal 144kcal 13%
Vitamin B2 0.012mg 0.097mg 7%
Phosphorus 1mg 40mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.13µg 5%
Fiber 0g 1.3g 5%
Calcium 8mg 54mg 5%
Saturated fat 2.049g 1.16g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.224mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Potassium 3mg 96mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 1mg 3%
Copper 0mg 0.028mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.14mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 8mg 2%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.48mg 2%
Vitamin A 27µg 12µg 2%
Protein 0.03g 1.1g 2%
Fats 3.33g 2g 2%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.023mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.838g 0.53g 1%
Choline 7.7mg 1%
Folate 0µg 4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 91.56g 29.1g N/A
Sugar 68.48g 24.32g N/A
Sodium 52mg 46mg 0%
Manganese 0mg 0.011mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0.063mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.08g 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
2% 30% 66%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 2 g
Carbs: 30.4 g
Water: 66.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +66.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +201.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1262.9%
Contains more OtherOther +73.9%

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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.16 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.53 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.08 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +58.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.4%

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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. Sherbet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167577/nutrients

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

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