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Toffee vs. Amaranth — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between toffee and amaranth

  • Toffee has less manganese, iron, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, selenium, fiber, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Amaranth covers your daily manganese needs 37% more than toffee.
  • Amaranth contains 23 times less sodium than toffee. Toffee contains 135mg of sodium, while amaranth contains 6mg.
  • The glycemic index of amaranth is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Amaranth grain, cooked.

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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.
Toffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 10% 4.5% 1.1% 1% 3.3% 14% 18% 0.26% 4.4%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 14% 12% 79% 50% 23% 63% 0.78% 111% 30%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.7%
Contains more IronIron +6900%
Contains more CopperCopper +4866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +616.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +362.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +587.5%

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.
Toffee
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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 0.67% 106% 19% 0% 2% 16% 0.54% 8% 2.1% 14% 7% 1.5% 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% 0% 3.8% 0% 3.8% 5.1% 4.4% 0% 26% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +394.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +209.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +710.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1155.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Amaranth DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 93%
Fats 32.75g 1.58g 48%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.854mg 37%
Vitamin A 319µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Iron 0.03mg 2.1mg 26%
Calories 560kcal 102kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 22%
Phosphorus 32mg 148mg 17%
Copper 0.003mg 0.149mg 16%
Magnesium 4mg 65mg 15%
Carbs 64.72g 18.69g 15%
Selenium 0.8µg 5.5µg 9%
Fiber 0g 2.1g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.113mg 8%
Starch 16.23g 7%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.86mg 7%
Sodium 135mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 5%
Protein 1.07g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.19mg 5%
Folate 2µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.022mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Potassium 51mg 135mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.015mg 1%
Calcium 34mg 47mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 16.59g N/A
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
4% 19% 75%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 1.58 g
Carbs: 18.69 g
Water: 75.16 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more FatsFats +1972.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +246.3%
Contains more OtherOther +18.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +255.1%
Contains more WaterWater +13565.5%

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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. Toffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169671/nutrients
  2. Amaranth - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170683/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.