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

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How are taffy (candy) and yogurt different?

  • Yogurt is higher than taffy (candy) in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Yogurt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 31% more than taffy (candy).
  • Taffy (candy) contains 21 times more sugar than yogurt. Taffy (candy) contains 68.48g of sugar, while yogurt contains 3.24g.
  • Taffy (candy) has a higher glycemic index (51) than yogurt (19).

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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.
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%
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4600%
Contains more IronIron +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +147.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1285.7%

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.
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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8175%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7400%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taffy (candy) Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.75µg 31%
Carbs 91.56g 3.6g 29%
Vitamin B2 0.012mg 0.278mg 20%
Protein 0.03g 10.19g 20%
Phosphorus 1mg 135mg 19%
Calories 397kcal 59kcal 17%
Selenium 0.7µg 9.7µg 16%
Calcium 8mg 110mg 10%
Saturated fat 2.049g 0.117g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0.331mg 7%
Fats 3.33g 0.39g 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.063mg 5%
Potassium 3mg 141mg 4%
Zinc 0.21mg 0.52mg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 1µg 3%
Magnesium 0mg 11mg 3%
Copper 0mg 0.017mg 2%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.838g 0.053g 2%
Iron 0.01mg 0.07mg 1%
Cholesterol 9mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0.208mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.012g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 52mg 36mg 1%
Net carbs 91.56g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 68.48g 3.24g N/A
Manganese 0mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.131g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.086g 0.01g 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
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +753.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2443.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33866.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1654.6%
Contains more OtherOther +213%

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1481.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +908.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.3%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.