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Toffee vs. Chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between toffee and chocolate

  • Toffee has more vitamin A; however, chocolate is higher in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Chocolate covers your daily copper needs 114% more than toffee.
  • Chocolate contains 23 times less vitamin A than toffee. Toffee contains 1152IU of vitamin A, while chocolate contains 50IU.
  • Chocolate has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of toffee is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +996.1%
Contains more IronIron +26633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +34166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1575%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +543.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +275%

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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +121.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +189.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Chocolate DV% diff.
Copper 0.003mg 1.028mg 114%
Iron 0.03mg 8.02mg 100%
Manganese 0.002mg 1.419mg 62%
Vitamin A 319µg 2µg 35%
Magnesium 4mg 146mg 34%
Cholesterol 104mg 8mg 32%
Fiber 0g 7g 28%
Phosphorus 32mg 206mg 25%
Zinc 0.12mg 2.01mg 17%
Potassium 51mg 559mg 15%
Caffeine 0mg 43mg 11%
Saturated fat 20.565g 18.519g 9%
Protein 1.07g 4.88g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.23µg 5%
Sodium 135mg 24mg 5%
Selenium 0.8µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 8.1µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.725mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.297mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.042mg 3%
Fats 32.75g 31.28g 2%
Calcium 34mg 56mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 1.092g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 9.54g 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Calories 560kcal 546kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.025mg 1%
Carbs 64.72g 61.17g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 54.17g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 47.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g 0.112g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 0.947g 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
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +356.1%
Contains more WaterWater +76.4%
Contains more OtherOther +86.8%
~equal in Fats ~31.28g
~equal in Carbs ~61.17g

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
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~18.519g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~9.54g

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.