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Toffee vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between toffee and steak

  • Toffee has more vitamin A; however, steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Steak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 87% more than toffee.
  • Steak has 46 times less vitamin A than toffee. Toffee has 1152IU of vitamin A, while steak has 25IU.
  • Steak contains less saturated fat.
  • Toffee has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of toffee is 51, while the glycemic index of steak is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Candies, toffee, prepared-from-recipe and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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
2
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%
Steak
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +447.1%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2733.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +5183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +409.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3875%

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%
Steak
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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% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4457.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +825%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17655.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Toffee Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 2.2µg 87%
Zinc 0.12mg 6.34mg 57%
Selenium 0.8µg 31.8µg 56%
Saturated fat 20.565g 8.443g 55%
Protein 1.07g 24.85g 48%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.5mg 38%
Vitamin A 319µg 7µg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.029mg 5.149mg 32%
Iron 0.03mg 2.4mg 30%
Carbs 64.72g 0g 22%
Fats 32.75g 19.02g 21%
Phosphorus 32mg 163mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.068mg 0.301mg 18%
Calories 560kcal 271kcal 14%
Cholesterol 104mg 78mg 9%
Copper 0.003mg 0.085mg 9%
Potassium 51mg 279mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.94mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.074mg 6%
Magnesium 4mg 23mg 5%
Sodium 135mg 58mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.222g 0.896g 2%
Calcium 34mg 12mg 2%
Folate 2µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 1%
Monounsaturated fat 8.964g 9.171g 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 64.72g 0g N/A
Sugar 63.47g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Trans fat 0.674g N/A
Tryptophan 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.997mg 0%
Valine 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g 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
Steak
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +72.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +68.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2222.4%
Contains more WaterWater +10007.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Toffee
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.565 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.964 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.222 g
Steak
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~9.171g

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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. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/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.