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Tamarind vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tamarind and butterscotch

  • Tamarind has more iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, fiber, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper than butterscotch.
  • Tamarind's daily need coverage for iron is 35% more.
  • Tamarind contains less sodium.
  • Butterscotch has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of butterscotch is 60, while the glycemic index of tamarind is 23.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tamarinds, raw and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20833.3%
Contains more IronIron +27900%
Contains more CopperCopper +8500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +116.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.09mg

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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +850%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3475%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +975%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1300%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Butterscotch DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0.012mg 35%
Iron 2.8mg 0.01mg 35%
Magnesium 92mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Potassium 628mg 3mg 18%
Sodium 28mg 391mg 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 0.002mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.016mg 10%
Carbs 62.5g 90.4g 9%
Copper 0.086mg 0.001mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.272g 2.065g 8%
Calories 239kcal 391kcal 8%
Calcium 74mg 4mg 7%
Protein 2.8g 0.03g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0mg 5%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.6g 3.3g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.004mg 3%
Vitamin A 2µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.3µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0.845g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0.6µg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 0.8mg 1%
Net carbs 57.4g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 38.8g 80.46g N/A
Zinc 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.09mg 0%
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0.122g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +498.1%
Contains more OtherOther +164.7%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +366.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +106.8%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/nutrients

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

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