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

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How are taffy (candy) and turkey meat different?

Turkey meat is higher than taffy (candy) in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B5, and iron.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 60% more than taffy (candy).
Taffy (candy) is lower in cholesterol.
Taffy (candy) has a higher glycemic index (51) than turkey meat (0).

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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)

Turkey meat

Contains less SodiumSodium

-49.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+7866.7%
Contains more IronIron	+10800%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1081%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+4157.1%

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.

Taffy (candy)

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+478550%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.002mg	9.573mg	60%
Protein	0.03g	28.55g	57%
Selenium	0.7µg	29.8µg	53%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.616mg	47%
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	1.02µg	42%
Cholesterol	9mg	109mg	33%
Phosphorus	1mg	223mg	32%
Carbs	91.56g	0.06g	31%
Vitamin B2	0.012mg	0.281mg	21%
Zinc	0.21mg	2.48mg	21%
Vitamin B5	0.004mg	0.948mg	19%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Iron	0.01mg	1.09mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.121g	2.119g	13%
Calories	397kcal	189kcal	10%
Copper	0mg	0.093mg	10%
Potassium	3mg	239mg	7%
Magnesium	0mg	30mg	7%
Fats	3.33g	7.39g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.838g	2.647g	5%
Vitamin A	27µg	12µg	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Sodium	52mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calcium	8mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.028mg	0.045mg	1%
Manganese	0mg	0.014mg	1%
Net carbs	91.56g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	68.48g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.07mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.131g	0.101g	N/A
Saturated fat	2.049g	2.155g	0%
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.086g	1.841g	N/A