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Toffee vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between toffee and dates

  • Toffee has more vitamin A; however, dates are richer in fiber, copper, potassium, iron, vitamin B6, manganese, and magnesium.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 103% more than dates.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Dates, deglet noor.

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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
0
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%
Dates
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +975%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1186.3%
Contains more IronIron +3300%
Contains more CopperCopper +6766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13000%
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
3
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%
Dates
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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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1780%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4293.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +339.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1733.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.066mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Dates DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 0.032g 93%
Fats 32.75g 0.39g 50%
Vitamin A 319µg 0µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 0mg 35%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Copper 0.003mg 0.206mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.036g 22%
Potassium 51mg 656mg 18%
Calories 560kcal 282kcal 14%
Iron 0.03mg 1.02mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.165mg 12%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.262mg 11%
Magnesium 4mg 43mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.589mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.019g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 1.274mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.05mg 6%
Sodium 135mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Folate 2µg 19µg 4%
Phosphorus 32mg 62mg 4%
Selenium 0.8µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.052mg 4%
Carbs 64.72g 75.03g 3%
Protein 1.07g 2.45g 3%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.29mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Calcium 34mg 39mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 63.35g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.066mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2.7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 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
1
33% 65%
Protein: 1.07 g
Fats: 32.75 g
Carbs: 64.72 g
Water: 0.55 g
Other: 0.91 g
Dates
4
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +8297.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.9%
Contains more WaterWater +3632.7%
Contains more OtherOther +75.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
2
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Dates
1
37% 41% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.019 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6331.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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.