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Tapioca vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tapioca and butterscotch different?

  • Tapioca has more phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and vitamin B5 than butterscotch.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for butterscotch is 12% higher.
  • Tapioca has less saturated fat.
  • Butterscotch has a lower glycemic index (60) than tapioca (78).

Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and Candies, butterscotch 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.
Tapioca
Tapioca
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 32% 12% 2.3% 4% 9.5% 35% 16% 0.91% 11%
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 +2525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4333.3%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1100%
Contains more ZincZinc +288.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%

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.
Tapioca
Tapioca
10
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 2.3% 16% 0% 14% 7.5% 33% 1.4% 17% 7.6% 31% 0% 3% 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 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 AVitamin A +67.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +793.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6825%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tapioca Butterscotch DV% diff.
Carbs 19.56g 90.4g 24%
Calories 105kcal 391kcal 14%
Phosphorus 82mg 1mg 12%
Sodium 121mg 391mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.143mg 0.016mg 10%
Calcium 105mg 4mg 10%
Protein 2.88g 0.03g 6%
Saturated fat 0.991g 2.065g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.277mg 0.004mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin D 34IU 0IU 4%
Potassium 133mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 2µg 0.6µg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Fats 1.67g 3.3g 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin A 47µg 28µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.012mg 2%
Cholesterol 6mg 9mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.452g 0.845g 1%
Copper 0.012mg 0.001mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Iron 0.06mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 19.56g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Manganese 0.007mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.075mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.061g 0.122g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.282mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.073mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.078mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 20% 75%
Protein: 2.88 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 19.56 g
Water: 75.01 g
Other: 0.88 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 +9500%
Contains more WaterWater +1328.8%
Contains more FatsFats +97.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +362.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.991 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.452 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.061 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 -52%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +86.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%

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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. Tapioca - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169612/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.