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Toffee vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between toffee and muffin?

  • Toffee is higher in vitamin A, yet muffin is higher in vitamin K, manganese, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and folate.
  • Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 89% more.
  • Toffee has 16 times more vitamin A than muffin. While toffee has 1152IU of vitamin A, muffin has only 73IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in muffin is lower.

We used Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins) 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
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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%
Muffin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 13% 11% 49% 20% 10% 63% 44% 59% 45%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.3%
Contains more IronIron +4233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1900%
Contains more ZincZinc +208.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +356.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +925%

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
1
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%
Muffin
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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 3% 7% 33% 1.5% 42% 38% 27% 28% 9.2% 20% 98% 36% 50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1419%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +73.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4789.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1300%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Muffin DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 2.844g 81%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 8.103g 46%
Vitamin A 319µg 21µg 33%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 39.2µg 30%
Fats 32.75g 16.07g 26%
Cholesterol 104mg 30mg 25%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.449mg 19%
Choline 92.5mg 17%
Phosphorus 32mg 146mg 16%
Iron 0.03mg 1.3mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.168mg 13%
Selenium 0.8µg 8.2µg 13%
Folate 2µg 48µg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 4.822g 10%
Calories 560kcal 375kcal 9%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 1.418mg 9%
Sodium 135mg 336mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.163mg 7%
Protein 1.07g 4.49g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.47mg 7%
Starch 16.31g 7%
Copper 0.003mg 0.06mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 1.63mg 5%
Carbs 64.72g 53g 4%
Fiber 0g 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.04mg 2%
Fructose 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.16µg 2%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.37mg 2%
Potassium 51mg 121mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 44mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0.9mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 64.72g 51.9g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 31.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.181mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.224mg 0%
Leucine 0.421mg 0%
Lysine 0.199mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.257mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g 1.022g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.048g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 6.911g 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
Muffin
3
4% 16% 53% 25%
Protein: 4.49 g
Fats: 16.07 g
Carbs: 53 g
Water: 24.96 g
Other: 1.48 g
Contains more FatsFats +103.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +319.6%
Contains more WaterWater +4438.2%
Contains more OtherOther +62.6%

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
Muffin
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18% 31% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.844 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.822 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.103 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.1%

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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. Muffin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172765/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.