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Toffee vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between toffee and butterscotch

  • The amount of vitamin A, vitamin E, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in toffee is higher than in butterscotch.
  • Toffee covers your daily need for saturated fat, 92% more than butterscotch.
  • Toffee contains 32 times more phosphorus than butterscotch. While toffee contains 32mg of phosphorus, butterscotch contains only 1mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in butterscotch is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Toffee
Toffee
10
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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1600%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%

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.
Toffee
Toffee
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 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% 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 +1039.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +944.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Butterscotch DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 2.065g 84%
Fats 32.75g 3.3g 45%
Cholesterol 104mg 9mg 32%
Vitamin A 319µg 28µg 32%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.845g 20%
Sodium 135mg 391mg 11%
Carbs 64.72g 90.4g 9%
Calories 560kcal 391kcal 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.122g 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.09mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Phosphorus 32mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.016mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.004mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 4mg 3%
Protein 1.07g 0.03g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.3µg 2%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 51mg 3mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 90.4g N/A
Iron 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 63.47g 80.46g N/A
Copper 0.003mg 0.001mg 0%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.6µg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Choline 0.8mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
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
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 +3466.7%
Contains more FatsFats +892.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.7%
Contains more WaterWater +854.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
Toffee
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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
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +960.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +901.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%

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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. 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.