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Toffee vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between toffee and pretzel

  • Toffee has more vitamin A; however, pretzel is richer in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Toffee covers your daily saturated fat needs 101% more than pretzel.
  • Pretzel has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pretzel is 83, while the glycemic index of toffee is 51.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted.

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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.
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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 21% 8.1% 20% 172% 52% 28% 55% 162% 132% 24%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +625%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337.3%
Contains more IronIron +15166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +5100%
Contains more ZincZinc +766.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%

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.
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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 7% 0% 9.4% 0% 106% 77% 99% 19% 17% 0% 7% 125% 16%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +388.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18072.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +722.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +8200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.8µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Pretzel DV% diff.
Saturated fat 20.565g 0.391g 92%
Iron 0.03mg 4.58mg 57%
Sodium 135mg 1240mg 48%
Fats 32.75g 2.93g 46%
Manganese 0.002mg 1.015mg 44%
Folate 2µg 166µg 41%
Vitamin A 319µg 0µg 35%
Cholesterol 104mg 0mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.424mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 5.27mg 33%
Starch 72.58g 30%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 0.727g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.332mg 20%
Protein 1.07g 10.04g 18%
Copper 0.003mg 0.156mg 17%
Fiber 0g 3.4g 14%
Phosphorus 32mg 128mg 14%
Calories 560kcal 384kcal 9%
Zinc 0.12mg 1.04mg 8%
Selenium 0.8µg 4.4µg 7%
Magnesium 4mg 29mg 6%
Carbs 64.72g 80.39g 5%
Potassium 51mg 223mg 5%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.074mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.322mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.1mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 64.72g 76.99g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 2.21g N/A
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g 0.004g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 1.291g 0%
Tryptophan 0.097mg 0%
Threonine 0.25mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.407mg 0%
Leucine 0.757mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.48mg 0%
Histidine 0.22mg 0%
Fructose 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.445g 1.223g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
10% 3% 80% 3% 4%
Protein: 10.04 g
Fats: 2.93 g
Carbs: 80.39 g
Water: 3.13 g
Other: 3.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +1017.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +838.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.2%
Contains more WaterWater +469.1%
Contains more OtherOther +285.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
16% 30% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.391 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.727 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1133%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.291g

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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. Pretzel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167555/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.