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Toffee vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between toffee and sponge cake?

  • Toffee is higher in vitamin A, yet sponge cake is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and folate.
  • Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 96% more.
  • Toffee has 4 times more vitamin A than sponge cake. While toffee has 1152IU of vitamin A, sponge cake has only 258IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in sponge cake is lower.

We used Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe types 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.
Toffee
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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.5%
Contains more IronIron +5166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +391.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2212.5%

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
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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +314.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1887.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4051.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +307.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +555.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +236.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Sponge cake DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 1.301g 88%
Fats 32.75g 4.3g 44%
Selenium 0.8µg 18.5µg 32%
Vitamin A 319µg 77µg 27%
Cholesterol 104mg 170mg 22%
Iron 0.03mg 1.58mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 1.576g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.301mg 18%
Calories 560kcal 297kcal 13%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.159mg 13%
Protein 1.07g 7.3g 12%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.37µg 11%
Phosphorus 32mg 100mg 10%
Folate 2µg 39µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.546mg 8%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.167mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 1.204mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Copper 0.003mg 0.056mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.059mg 4%
Sodium 135mg 228mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.649g 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.59mg 4%
Potassium 51mg 141mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Carbs 64.72g 57.7g 2%
Calcium 34mg 42mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 57.7g N/A
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.374mg 0%
Valine 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g 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
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
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more FatsFats +661.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +582.2%
Contains more WaterWater +5245.5%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%

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
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +468.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.7%

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.