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Toffee vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between toffee and pasta?

  • Toffee is higher in vitamin A, yet pasta is higher in vitamin B1, folate, iron, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Toffee's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 102% more.
  • Toffee has 58 times more vitamin A than pasta. While toffee has 1152IU of vitamin A, pasta has only 20IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pasta is lower.

We used Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more IronIron +3700%
Contains more CopperCopper +3000%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11100%

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%
Pasta
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5216.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2512.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3320.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +27.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Pasta DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 0.15g 93%
Fats 32.75g 1.05g 49%
Vitamin A 319µg 6µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 33mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.124g 22%
Calories 560kcal 131kcal 21%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.209mg 17%
Folate 2µg 64µg 16%
Iron 0.03mg 1.14mg 14%
Carbs 64.72g 24.93g 13%
Copper 0.003mg 0.093mg 10%
Manganese 0.002mg 0.224mg 10%
Protein 1.07g 5.15g 8%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 0.992mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.15mg 6%
Sodium 135mg 6mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.429g 5%
Phosphorus 32mg 63mg 4%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.56mg 4%
Calcium 34mg 6mg 3%
Magnesium 4mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Potassium 51mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.183mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.14µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 63.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 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
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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
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more FatsFats +3019%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.6%
Contains more OtherOther +193.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +381.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12365.5%

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
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7129%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.