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Toffee vs. American cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between toffee and American cheese?

  • Toffee has less calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B5 than American cheese.
  • American cheese's daily need coverage for calcium is 101% higher.
  • American cheese has a lower glycemic index than toffee.

We used Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D types in this comparison.

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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.
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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 19% 314% 12% 24% 15% 68% 275% 218% 5.3% 110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2973.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.8%
Contains more IronIron +2000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1433.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1903.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1950%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2425%

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.
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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% 83% 16% 9% 3.8% 54% 1.4% 24% 12% 188% 6.5% 6% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +244.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +162.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1263.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee American cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 34mg 1045mg 101%
Phosphorus 32mg 641mg 87%
Sodium 135mg 1671mg 67%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 1.5µg 58%
Selenium 0.8µg 20.2µg 35%
Protein 1.07g 18.13g 34%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.49mg 22%
Carbs 64.72g 3.7g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.234mg 13%
Saturated fat 20.565g 18.057g 11%
Calories 560kcal 371kcal 9%
Vitamin A 319µg 250µg 8%
Iron 0.03mg 0.63mg 8%
Choline 36.2mg 7%
Copper 0.003mg 0.046mg 5%
Magnesium 4mg 26mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.403mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin D 23IU 3%
Folate 2µg 8µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 8.236g 2%
Potassium 51mg 132mg 2%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.041mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.015mg 1%
Fats 32.75g 31.79g 1%
Cholesterol 104mg 100mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 3.7g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 2.26g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.076mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2.6µg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g 1.144g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 1.286g 0%
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 0.772mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.938mg 0%
Leucine 1.716mg 0%
Lysine 1.516mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.939mg 0%
Valine 1.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.546mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g 0.137g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.021g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 0.79g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
18% 32% 4% 40% 7%
Protein: 18.13 g
Fats: 31.79 g
Carbs: 3.7 g
Water: 39.61 g
Other: 6.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1649.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1594.4%
Contains more WaterWater +7101.8%
Contains more OtherOther +644%
~equal in Fats ~31.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
65% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.057 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.236 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.286 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.236g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.286g

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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. American cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171290/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.