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Toffee vs. Cottage cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between toffee and cottage cheese

  • Toffee has more vitamin A and vitamin E; however, cottage cheese is higher in phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 94% more than cottage cheese.
  • Cottage cheese contains 12 times less vitamin E than toffee. Toffee contains 0.94mg of vitamin E, while cottage cheese contains 0.08mg.
  • Cottage cheese has less saturated fat.
  • The glycemic index of toffee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd.

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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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.9%
Contains more IronIron +133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +396.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1112.5%
~equal in Manganese ~0.002mg

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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +762.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1075%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +315.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +411.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +290.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Cottage cheese DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 1.718g 86%
Fats 32.75g 4.3g 44%
Vitamin A 319µg 37µg 31%
Cholesterol 104mg 17mg 29%
Calories 560kcal 98kcal 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.778g 20%
Carbs 64.72g 3.38g 20%
Protein 1.07g 11.12g 20%
Phosphorus 32mg 159mg 18%
Selenium 0.8µg 9.7µg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.43µg 13%
Sodium 135mg 364mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.557mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.123g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.163mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.08mg 6%
Calcium 34mg 83mg 5%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.4mg 3%
Folate 2µg 12µg 3%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Copper 0.003mg 0.029mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.027mg 2%
Potassium 51mg 104mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Iron 0.03mg 0.07mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 8mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 3.38g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 63.47g 2.67g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.099mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 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
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Contains more FatsFats +661.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1814.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +939.3%
Contains more WaterWater +14407.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
66% 30% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.718 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.123 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1052.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +893.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.6%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.